Don’t shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.
BARACK OBAMADon’t shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.
BARACK OBAMAWe don’t turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up.
BARACK OBAMANothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
BARACK OBAMAOne voice can change a room, and if one voice can change a room, then it can change a city, and if it can change a city, it can change a state, and if it change a state, it can change a nation, and if it can change a nation, it can change the world. Your voice can change the world.
BARACK OBAMAIf you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
BARACK OBAMAYou didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.
BARACK OBAMAReading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children’s hands early and often.
BARACK OBAMAYou can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
BARACK OBAMAWho you are and who you love should never be a fireable offense.
BARACK OBAMAThe future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.
BARACK OBAMAThere is no excuse for not trying.
BARACK OBAMAA nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself.
BARACK OBAMAOf all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.
BARACK OBAMAI want every young man who sees me to know that I’m not that different from them. I wasn’t born into wealth. I wasn’t born into fame. I made a lot of mistakes – but I kept at it.
BARACK OBAMAWe are the change we have been waiting for.
BARACK OBAMAWhy can’t I just eat my waffle?
BARACK OBAMA