Barack Obama Quotes

“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:government

“Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of...”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:future

“Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:work

“We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:science

“My fellow Americans, I stand before you today, humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices born by our ancestors.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:trust humility

“Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:peace

“It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

“To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:leadership

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