Being attentive to inequality and not tone deaf to it. But offering prescriptions that are actually going to help folks in communities that feel forgotten. That's going to be our most important strategy. And I think we can successfully do that. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama On behalf of the American people, just let me say that we are proud to count Greece as one of our closest allies and one of our greatest friends. Barack Obama allies proud people The dollar is the reserve currency of the world. Barack Obama currency dollars world If you were president 50 years ago, the tragedy in Syria might not even penetrate what the American people were thinking about on a day to day basis. Today, they're seeing vivid images of a child in the aftermath of a bombing. Barack Obama children years thinking How you staff, particularly the chief of staff, the national security adviser, your White House counsel, how you set up a process in the system to surface information and generate options for a president, understanding that ultimately the president is going to be the final decision-maker. That's something that has to be attended to right away. Barack Obama decision white house I have been blessed by having, and I admittedly am biased, some of the smartest, hardest-working, and good people in my administration that I think any president has ever had. Barack Obama blessed people thinking Donald Trump will be the next president, the 45th President of the United States. And it will be up to him to set up a team that he thinks will serve him well and reflect his policies. And those who didn't vote for him have to recognize that that's how democracy works. That's how this system operates. Barack Obama democracy team thinking I think that whenever you have got an incoming president of the other side it takes a while for people to reconcile themselves with that new reality. Barack Obama reality people thinking I thought Brittany Packnett, who was one of the Ferguson activists, really interesting, smart young lady, really impressive - you might want to talk with her. So she was one of the organizers of the Ferguson movement, ended up joining our task force. She came in here and she just knew her stuff. Barack Obama smart tasks interesting I would say this, I'll go back to those black ladies I was talking about who love them some Barack and love Michelle even more - and by the way, they are not middle-aged anymore, because I'm now middle-aged. So they're a little bit older. As fervent as they were, as excited and happy as they were when I was elected, they had to go to work the next morning. They still had trouble paying those bills. They might have still had a son who was in trouble with the law or couldn't get a job because of a felony record. They didn't stop being grounded. Barack Obama morning jobs son After my election there was talk of a postracial America. And such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. Barack Obama election vision america I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans - who are just as patriotic as we are. Barack Obama rejects discrimination patriotic As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I came into office. Barack Obama iran office long Beside the two wars he inherited in Iraq and Afghanistan, and promised to end, a financial crisis at home had pushed the United States to the brink of another Great Depression. When we spoke with the new president in March of 2009, the economy was losing 800,000 jobs a month, the government was throwing hundreds of billions of dollars at failing banks, and the auto industry was on the verge of collapse. Politically pummeled from all sides, Obama did his best to keep a sense of humor. Barack Obama home jobs war I changed those things that were in direct - my direct control. I mean, I - look, I'm proud of the fact that, with two weeks to go, we're probably the first administration in modern history that hasn't had a major scandal in the White House. Barack Obama white two mean To sustain a governing majority, that requires an ability for Republicans and Democrats to find some common ground. And right now, the structure of the system is such where it makes it really hard for people to work together. Barack Obama majority working-together people We have states. And we have cities. And we have counties. And we have the private sector. And - and so the country still works even when Washington's dysfunctional. Barack Obama states cities country [Michelle Obama] used to say to our friends, "Barack's exactly the kind of guy I want to be president. I just wish he didn't want to do it when I was married to him." Barack Obama guy president wish We've been able to organize the international community around it in ways that aren't going to go back. Barack Obama able community way I think that I'll always remember the bust of Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I thought having an American here who represented rhat civic spirit that got me into this [president] office was useful. Barack Obama office kings thinking What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And there's gotta be a lot more cooperation. Barack Obama cooperation government problem
