Barack Obama

In America, there’s a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world.

Barack Obama

In the Catholic school, when it came time to pray, I would pretend to close my eyes, then peek around the room. Nothing happened. No angels descended.

Barack Obama

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

Barack Obama

In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

Barack Obama

In too many communities, too many young men of color are left behind and seen only as objects of fear. Through initiatives like My Brother’s Keeper, I’m personally committed to changing both perception and reality.

Barack Obama

Indeed, it’s not a stretch to say that most voters no longer choose their representatives; instead, representatives choose their voters.

Barack Obama

Issues are never simple. One thing I’m proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.

Barack Obama

Issues, action, power, self-interest. I liked these concepts. They bespoke a certain hardheadedness, a worldly lack of sentiment; politics, not religion.

Barack Obama

It is harder to end a war, than begin one.

Barack Obama

It may make your blood boil and your mind may not be changed, but the practice of listening to opposing views is essential for effective citizenship. It is essential for our democracy.

Barack Obama