I will never turn Medicare into a voucher. No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. They should retire with the care and dignity they have earned. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama If you're looking for the safe choice, you shouldn't be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of the free world. Barack Obama guy choices leader A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.' Barack Obama pieces music powerful We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway. Barack Obama playing-games adults powerful I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. Barack Obama powerful dumb war I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks. Barack Obama car girl morning With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability. Barack Obama employment community college There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America. Barack Obama patriotic political america Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues. Barack Obama issues powerful simple I think what you're seeing is a profound recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and transgender persons are our brothers, our sisters, our children, our cousins, our friends, our co-workers, and that they've got to be treated like every other American. And I think that principle will win out. Barack Obama cousin brother inspirational My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington. Barack Obama patriotic jobs Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career. Barack Obama powerful college play No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President, I never will. Barack Obama party math long We're not going to baby sit a civil war. Barack Obama hippie baby war I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat. Barack Obama president europe thinking My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. Barack Obama blessed love believe Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago. Barack Obama patriotic pride military Weapons of war have no place on our streets. Barack Obama streets weapons war But at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized - at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do - it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds. Barack Obama feet talking thinking This is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now. Whether it means increased flooding, greater vulnerability to drought, more severe wildfires - all these things are having an impact on Americans as we speak. Barack Obama impact climate mean The time to fix our broken immigration system is now... We need stronger enforcement on the border and at the workplace... But for reform to work, we also must respond to what pulls people to America... Where we can reunite families, we should. Where we can bring in more foreign-born workers with the skills our economy needs, we should. Barack Obama skills america people
