Quotessence
Home / Books / Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House

Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House

Book by Barack Obama · 27 quotes · Ifs, Climate Change, Country

Filter quotes by topic

AllIfsClimate ChangeCountryFossil FuelInspiringShouldBeliefCatastropheChildrenClimateDemocracyEnvironmental SustainabilityFossilsFuelGreen LivingResourcesResponsibilitySave Our PlanetUseWorld

Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House Quotes

“When people are judged by merit, not connections, then the best and brightest can lead the country, people will work hard, and the entire economy will grow - everyone will benefit and more resources will be available for all, not just select groups.”

PeopleCountryHardGrowsEconomyGroupsHard WorkBenefitsResourcesConnectionsAvailableMeritJudgedSelect
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is OK and that eating shellfish is an abomination? Or we could go with Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith?”

IfsShouldChildrenChristianityPolicyEatingOur ChildrenSlaveryGuidesScriptureYour ChildrenPassagesHusseinChristian FaithPublic PolicyMind BlowingAbominationChristianity And IslamSermon On The MountNation Of IslamMuslim FaithLeviticusShellfish
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“Even those who claim the Bible's inerrancy make distinctions between Scriptural edicts, sensing that some passages - the Ten Commandments, say, or a belief in Christ's divinity - are central to Christian faith, while others are more culturally specific and may be modified to accommodate modern life.”

MayChristianBeliefChristChristianityModernTenClaimsIslamChristian LifeDistinctionDivinityPassagesCommandmentsHusseinModern LifeChristian FaithAccommodateTen CommandmentsMind BlowingSensingChristianity And IslamMuslim Faith
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing to the warming of the earth's atmosphere and how much is naturally occurring, but what we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return. And unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels and chart a new course on energy in this country, we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe.”

MayStillsCountryUseEarthCertainCoursesEnergyIssuesEnvironmentGenerationsIgnoranceReturnClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeAtmosphereFuelPushingDependenceCatastropheFossilsDisputesPerilFuture GenerationFossil FuelContributingCondemning
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“Today we're seeing that climate change is about more than a few unseasonably mild winters or hot summers. It's about the chain of natural catastrophes and devastating weather patterns that global warming is beginning to set off around the world.. the frequency and intensity of which are breaking records thousands of years old.”

WorldYearsTodayNaturalRecordsEnvironmentSeeingSummerHotClimateEnvironmentalWinterClimate ChangePatternsWeatherChainsAround The WorldGlobal WarmingIntensityCatastropheFrequencyHot Summer
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“I will sign a universal health-care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family’s premium by up to $2,500 a year.”

YearsFirstsEndsCareLawPresidentTermCuttingCostUniversalBillsHealth CareTypicalBroken PromisesPremiumBreaking PromisesUniversal Health CarePromises That Are Broken
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“If condoms and potentially microbicides can prevent millions of deaths [from AIDS], they should be made more widely available. I know that there are those who, out of sincere religious conviction, oppose such measures. And with these folks, I must respectfully but unequivocally disagree.”

IfsKnowsShouldMadeReligiousMillionsFolksConvictionAvailableAidsSincereDisagreeCondom
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“Yes, our greatness as a nation has depended on individual initiative, on a belief in the free market. But it has also depended on our sense of mutual regard for each other, of mutual responsibility. The idea that everybody has a stake in the country, that we're all in it together and everybody's got a shot at opportunity. Americans know this. We know that government can't solve all our problems - and we don't want it to. But we also know that there are some things we can't do on our own. We know that there are some things we do better together.”

KnowsWantIdeasCountryProblemGovernmentTogetherOpportunityIndividualBeliefNationsResponsibilityGreatnessShotsRegardSolveMutualCooperationStakesInitiativeCitizenshipFree MarketBetter Together
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“I hoped for something else. It's a simple dream, but it speaks to us so powerfully because it is our dream - one that exists at the very center of the American experience. One that says if you're willing to work hard and take responsibility, then you'll have the chance to reach for something else; for something better.”

IfsHardDreamSpeakChanceSimpleInspiringResponsibilityWillingHard WorkTaking ResponsibilityOur DreamsSomething BetterSimple Dreams
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“We now live in a world where the most valuable skill you can sell is knowledge. Revolutions in technology and communication have created an entire economy of high-tech, high-wage jobs that can be located anywhere there's an internet connection. And today, a child in Chicago is not only competing for jobs with one in Boston, but thousands more in Bangalore and Beijing who are being educated longer and better than ever before.”

WorldChildrenTodayJobsInspiringTechnologyEconomyCommunicationRevolutionInternetSkillsConnectionsSellsValuableEducatedChicagoCompetingBostonBeijingInternet ConnectionBangalore
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“If we truly believe in our public schools, then we have a moral responsibility to do better - to break the either-or mentality around school reform, and embrace a both-and mentality. Good schools will require both the structural reform and the resources necessary to prepare our kids for the future.”

IfsBelieveKidsSchoolInspiringResponsibilityMoralBreakResourcesEmbraceReformMentalityPublic SchoolMoral ResponsibilityEither OrGood School
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image

“Like no other illness, AIDS tests our ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes - to empathize with the plight of our fellow man. While most would agree that the AIDS orphan or the transfusion victim or the wronged wife contracted the disease through no fault of their own, it has too often been easy for some to point to the unfaithful husband or the promiscuous youth or the gay man and say This is your fault. You have sinned. I don't think that's a satisfactory response. My faith reminds me that we all are sinners.”

ThinkingMenFightingEasyAbilityWifeYouthGayHusbandDiseaseTestsAgreeFellowsVictimFaultsResponseShoesIllnessAidsSinnerFellow ManOrphanGay MenUnfaithfulPlightWrongedPromiscuous
Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House
Create image