Barack Obama quotes

“We can't get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12 percent of the budget that pays for things like medical research and education funding and food inspectors and the weather service. And we can't just do it by making seniors pay more for Medicare.”

— Barack Obama

“We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.”

— Barack Obama

“You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right?”

— Barack Obama

“I just want to go through Central Park and watch folks passing by. Spend the whole day watching people. I miss that.”

— Barack Obama

“I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.”

— Barack Obama

“It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.”

— Barack Obama

“Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we've got to seize this moment, and we have to seize it soon.”

— Barack Obama

“Now you have a choice: we can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and create new jobs here, in the United States of America.”

— Barack Obama

“Of course, there is no question that Libya - and the world - will be better off with Gaddafi out of power. I, along with many other world leaders, have embraced that goal, and will actively pursue it through non-military means. But broadening our military mission to include regime change would be a mistake.”

— Barack Obama

“Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set off bombs, attack Iraqi civilians and try to spark sectarian strife. But ultimately, these terrorists will fail to achieve their goals.”

— Barack Obama

“Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.”

— Barack Obama

“So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.”

— Barack Obama

“The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.”

— Barack Obama

“We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their healthcare.”

— Barack Obama

“We're not going to baby sit a civil war.”

— Barack Obama

“When BP was not moving fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside $20 billion in a fund - managed by an independent third party - to help all those whose lives have been turned upside down by the spill.”

— Barack Obama