I think that dealing with guns is one way to handle the violent-crime issues that we have in this country. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama I think I have an ongoing conversation with God. I think throughout the day, I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm doing, why am I doing it. Barack Obama ongoing asking thinking One of the interesting things about being in public life is there are constantly these pressures being placed on you from different sides. To be effective, you have to be able to listen to a variety of points of view, synthesize viewpoints. Barack Obama able views interesting Alongside my own deep personal faith, I am a follower, as well, of our civic religion. I am a big believer in the separation of church and state. Barack Obama separation followers church I think it's perfectly consistent to say that I want my government to be operating for all faiths and all peoples, including atheists and agnostics, while also insisting that there are values tha tinform my politics that are appropriate to talk about. Barack Obama government atheist thinking I spoke on the phone with President Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The two of us discussed our ongoing efforts to reach an agreement over Iran's nuclear program. While there will surely be important obstacles to moving forward and success is by no means guaranteed, I believe we can reach a comprehensive solution. Barack Obama islamic believe moving Iran's Supreme Court has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons. President [Hassan] Rouhani has indicated Iran will never develop nuclear weapons. I've made clear that we respect the right of the Iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy in the context of Iran meeting its obligations. Barack Obama peaceful iran people We cannot have a society, in which some dictator some place can start imposing censorship here in the United States. Barack Obama censorship dictator united-states I think it is important first of all that the president of the United States underscores our commitment to partnering with countries around the world, even though we're not intimidated by terrorist organisations. Barack Obama country commitment thinking FDR, JFK, LBJ [all Democratic presidents ] we have a pretty long list of presidents who maybe were not entirely forthcoming with intelligence information before they went to war, so I'd be cautious against making legal cases against the administration. Barack Obama president war long We can't in any way criticize or at least indict or impeach administration [of Democratic presidents] for doing what they did. Barack Obama administration president way I think that most Americans don't resent people for getting rich. They want to get rich themselves. Barack Obama want people thinking I don't think that hedge funds are bad per se. I think they're just one more financial tool. And in that sense, they're useful. Barack Obama financial tools thinking American values and legal traditions do not permit the indefinite detention of people beyond our borders. Barack Obama tradition borders people I believe that the free enterprise system is the greatest engine of prosperity the world's ever known. Barack Obama prosperity believe world I have always had extraordinarily good relations with very conservative colleagues. And that's not because I agree with any of them or fudge on my positions, but people feel I listen to them and give them the benefit of the doubt. I assume the best of people. And that, I think, is an attitude that is maybe rare in politics. Barack Obama attitude people thinking People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer and more interesting. I think if we can expand that attitude to embrace African-Americans and Latino-Americans and Asian-Americans, then we will be in a position where all our kids can feel comfortable with the worlds they are coming out of, knowing they are part of something larger. Barack Obama pride attitude kids The other reason might be that you want to talk to voters when you've got seven primaries in seven days. Understand what's happened in this race - where we campaign actively in a state, and voters have the chance to see me directly, they check under the hood, and they kick the tires, when we don't have as much time. Barack Obama campaigns race want It is my strong belief that Israel has not just the right but the obligation to protect itself. Barack Obama israel strong belief I do think Brexit vote speaks to the ongoing changes and challenges that are raised by globalisation. Barack Obama ongoing challenges thinking As an elected official who comes from the African-American community, there are some similarities. You are always trying to reconcile your own personal biography and affiliations with the demands of the broader democracy. And you need to make sure you are representing everybody. Barack Obama always-trying african-american community
