My top priority is going to be to ensure that this does not escalate, hopefully this is a moment in which all parties can step back and make a determination of how their interests are best served. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama My job is exhilarating. It's challenging. I find that the governance part of it, the decision making part of it - actually comes - comes pretty naturally. I think I've got a great team. I think we're making good decisions. The the hardest thing about the job is staying focused. Because there's so many demands and decisions that are pressed upon you. Barack Obama team decision thinking We can't discount how scary and shaken not just the Turkish government is, but Turkish society is. Imagine if you had some rump group of military officials here in the United States who started flying off with F-16s or other artillery and were taking shots at government buildings, and people were killed and injured. People would be scared and rightfully so. Barack Obama government military people Sustaining the energy and focus involved in doing a good job I think starts to - starts to gets tougher the longer you do it. Barack Obama focus jobs thinking We are not entitled to success we have to earn it Barack Obama entitled Fighting for what you think is right is always worth it. Barack Obama worth-it fighting thinking Never give up on your dreams. Barack Obama giving-up dream inspirational I have said repeatedly that I intend to close Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that. I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture. And I'm gonna make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and parcel of an effort to regain America's moral stature in the world. Barack Obama moral effort world Faced with the potential of mass atrocities and a call for help from the Libyan people, the United States and our friends and allies stopped Gadhafi's forces in their tracks. A coalition that included the United States, NATO and Arab nations persevered to protect Libyan civilians. So this is a momentous day in the history of Libya. The dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted, and with this enormous promise the Libyan people now have a great responsibility: to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic Libya that stands as the ultimate rebuke to Gadhafi's dictatorship. Barack Obama responsibility dark people Sticking your head in the sand might make you feel safer, but it’s not going to protect you from the coming storm. Barack Obama global-warming storm might All I care about is making sure that I leave behind an America that is stronger, more prosperous, more stable, more secure than it was when I came into office and that's going to continue to drive me. Barack Obama stronger office america People need to remember we are the governing party because we have diversity of opinion in our party. We're not pure. We have moderates and we have more progressives. Barack Obama diversity party people Without a deal [with Iran], the international sanctions regime will unravel with little ability to reimpose them. With this deal, we have the possibility of peacefully resolving a major threat to regional and international security. Without a deal, we risk even more war in the Middle East and other countries in the region would feel compelled to pursue their own nuclear programs, threatening a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region in the world. Barack Obama race war country I think it was not a bad idea to wrap Barack Obama in the mantle of Teddy Roosevelt. He`s been assuming a sort of progressive mantle, and he ticked off some large and systemic problems that this country faces. Barack Obama country ideas thinking I want to express our grieve and condolences to the families of two hostages: one American, Dr. Warren Weinstein and an Italian Giovanni LaPorto who were tragically killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation. Barack Obama italian condolences grieving That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we get the black to see through the eyes of the white? Or the citizen to see through the eyes of the immigrant? Or the straight to see through the eyes of the gay? That has always been a struggle in our politics. Barack Obama dream father book I think that what is always true when you run against an incumbent president is, is that you end up talking more about that president's record than your vision for the future, and I think that the Democrats do have to present a proactive agenda and vision for the country and not simply run against something if they're going to be successful. Barack Obama successful running country Look at Chancellor [Angela] Merkel, her personal story helps to tell a story of incredible achievement that the German people have embarked on and I think is something that you should be very proud of. Barack Obama achievement people thinking Part of what makes me most optimistic is if you look at the attitudes of young people. Across the board, young people are much more comfortable with respecting differences. They are much more comfortable with diversity. Barack Obama optimistic differences attitude I wouldn't advise [people] to be silent. Barack Obama silent advise people I think the Turks' willingness to take seriously action on the borders to stop the flow of foreign fighters joining ISIL is significant. Barack Obama joining borders thinking
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