I think it's really important to enlarge the issue behind abortion. I have been serving for over two decades and I have seen year in and year out largely the Republicans voting against women's contraception, family planning. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama The quibble I have with President [Barack] Obama is,and I think some other people will have it, too is that the rhetoric is fine, and identifying the problem is fine. But it`s to use a football analogy, he sort of pushes it into the red zone, and then tends to settle for a field goal. Barack Obama football people thinking Don't let your failures define you. Barack Obama define-you The Affordable Care Act is here to stay. Barack Obama affordable affordable-care-act care I think it's useful to keep in mind I've been now President for over seven years and gun sales don't seem to have suffered during that time. Barack Obama gun years thinking I've been very good for gun manufacturers. Barack Obama very-good gun I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security. Now, what I've also said is that, and she's acknowledged, that there's a carelessness in terms of managing emails that she has owned and she recognizes. But I also think it is important to keep this in perspective. This is somebody who has served her country for four years as secretary of state and did an outstanding job, and no one has suggested that in some ways, as a consequence of how she handled emails, that that detracted from her excellent ability to carry out her duties. Barack Obama jobs believe country For more than 60 years, the United States has stood by our allies and partners in the Asia Pacific. That includes our defence partnership with Singapore, which stretches back more than two decades. Barack Obama asia two years As I got older, then my particular ambitions started cohering around creating a world in which people of different races or backgrounds or faiths can recognize each other's humanity, or creating a world in which every kid, regardless of their background, can strive and achieve and fulfill their potential. Barack Obama ambition race kids I did not suggest that Iran is a democracy; just the opposite. I talked about it being a repressive theocracy. What I think is indisputable is that even within this repressive regime, the political leaders there - including the Supreme Leader - are sensitive to the concerns of the population within bounds. Barack Obama iran opposites thinking People will still be looking to the United States. Our example will still carry great weight. Barack Obama united-states example people It continues to be my strong belief that the way we are going to make sure that everybody feels a part of this global economy is not by shutting ourselves off from each other, even if we could, but rather by working together more effectively than we have in the past. Barack Obama strong working-together past I think, the argument sometimes that I've had with folks who are much more interested in sort of race-specific programs is less an argument about what is practically achievable and sometimes maybe more an argument of "We want society to see what's happened, and internalize it, and answer it in demonstrable ways." And those impulses I very much understand. Barack Obama race answers thinking Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society. Barack Obama our-society force race What the American people understand is that I look at what we need to get done to keep the American people safe and to move our interests forward, and I make those decisions. Barack Obama decision people moving I don't think there's anybody who's run a campaign like [Donald Trump] successfully in modern history, not that I can think of. And, as a consequence because he didn't have the supports of many of the establishment in his own party, because he ran sort of an improvisational campaign. Barack Obama party running thinking On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future. Barack Obama hope inspirational country I'm trying to move an aircraft carrier here, I'm not just steering the speedboat. Barack Obama aircraft-carriers trying moving There's no doubt that probably at least once a week, maybe once a day, I said, "Ah, I should have done that better." Barack Obama done should-have doubt Nothing in life that’s worth anything is easy. Barack Obama easy I’m asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington...I’m asking you to believe in yours. Barack Obama real asking believe
