Barack Obama

Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn’t matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.

Barack Obama

Our relationship with the European Union, which has done so much to promote stability, stimulate economic growth, and foster the spread of democratic values and ideals across the continent and beyond.

Barack Obama

Our stories may be singular, but our destination is shared.

Barack Obama

Ours is not the first generation to understand the dire need for health reform. And I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last.

Barack Obama

Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go.

Barack Obama

Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we’re hardwired not to always think clearly when we’re scared. And the country’s scared.

Barack Obama

People of Berlin – people of the world – this is our moment. This is our time.

Barack Obama

People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves.

Barack Obama

People with disabilities deserve the chance to build a life for themselves in the communities where they choose to live.

Barack Obama

Physically, I feel probably as good as I’ve ever felt. And I’ve got as much energy as I ever did. But what you feel after eight years – and I think you’d feel this no matter what, but anytime you have a big transition, it gets magnified – is time passes.

Barack Obama