The opportunity will not remain open indefinitely.
BARACK OBAMAThe opportunity will not remain open indefinitely.
BARACK OBAMAIf you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
BARACK OBAMAThe sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.
BARACK OBAMAYou didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.
BARACK OBAMAIf you’re a strong man, you should not feel threatened by strong women.
BARACK OBAMAThe best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.
BARACK OBAMADon’t just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table.
BARACK OBAMAEmpathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
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 may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us.
BARACK OBAMAI think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.
BARACK OBAMAEach of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied.
BARACK OBAMATransparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.
BARACK OBAMAWhen our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that, in our democracy, government is us.
BARACK OBAMADon’t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts don’t matter or that your voice doesn’t count. Don’t ever believe that you can’t make a difference. You have.
BARACK OBAMAWe lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend. And we honor those ideals by upholding them not when it’s easy, but when it is hard.
BARACK OBAMA