It's wonderful that a potential dancer can see Misty and say, 'I can do that,' but if there's no dance studio at all in their neighborhood, or if their school's chronically underfunded, then it's going to be a problem. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama I invigorated the grassroots in the Republican Party as well as the Democratic Party. Barack Obama grassroots republican party I think I did in the sense that there's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw what was possible. And that generation, it's coming. Barack Obama saws generations thinking We have greater awareness of where we're falling short than we used to. Just take the example of community police relations. Barack Obama police community fall As Iraqi forces continue the liberation of Mosul, I'm pleased that NATO will be meeting the commitment we made in Warsaw to begin training additional forces in Iraq. Barack Obama training iraq commitment Angela [Merkel] and I also agreed the need for a comprehensive and humane response to the devastating humanitarian crisis in Syria and for the influx of migrants and refugees from around the world. We need to build on the progress achieved at the U.N. Refugee Summit, which yielded new commitments from some 50 nations and organizations. Barack Obama progress organization commitment American politics is always somewhat fluid. In this age of social media, it means that voters can swing back and forth. Barack Obama swings media mean First and foremost, it's important to remember that, from my perspective at least, my most important legacy was making sure that the world didn't go into a Great Depression. Barack Obama legacy perspective important Unemployment is low, incomes are up, poverty is down - and that's going to be a lasting change. Barack Obama low-income lasting-change unemployment With respect to some of the specific legislation or initiatives that I've made, it's true that Republicans often opposed these things. Sometimes they opposed them because I proposed them. Now that they are responsible for governing, I think they'll find that reversing them would be counterproductive. Barack Obama would-be sometimes thinking One of the hardest things in politics is to convince people to do things now that will have a good effect 20 or 30 years from now because politicians tend to have a short-term view. They are more attentive to things that people care about today. Barack Obama views people years The good news is that the Paris Agreement is not just a bilateral agreement between the United States and some other country. You have 200 countries who came together. It's an international agreement. Barack Obama paris agreement country Historically, when a previous US administration enters into an agreement, it carries forward into the future administration. Barack Obama carrie administration agreement I've always viewed the Paris Agreement as a starting point. If you look at all the commitments that have been made by all the countries, it's still not sufficient to deal with the very dangerous situation we face. What it has done is that it created an architecture whereby as technology improves, as we find new clean sources of energy, as we make our economies more efficient, then gradually we can turn up the dial and improve the outcomes of Paris. Barack Obama technology country commitment I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more control over their lives. Barack Obama today people thinking Internationally, I have obviously been deeply concerned about how we fight the terrorist threat. Barack Obama terrorist threat fighting It's true that I have not been able to completely close Guantanamo, but we've drastically reduced the population from 700 or so to around 60 now. Barack Obama guantanamo population able I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in Europe. Greeks, especially on the islands, have shown extraordinary compassion and they've rightly earned the admiration of the world. Barack Obama compassion islands europe The Greek people have gone through some very difficult times and there's still a hard road ahead, but despite those hardships, Greece has continued to be a reliable ally, has shown true compassion to fellow human beings in need. It's an example of the Greek character. Barack Obama compassion character people Sometimes if your only approach is cutting spending at a time when the economy's contracting, then the economy will contract further. Barack Obama economy cutting sometimes My hope is that more and more investors around the world see an opportunity to do business in Greece. Barack Obama investors opportunity world
