“[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations” IdeasCountryCertainAcceptingGenerationsEndureObligationCaptureCitizenshipFuture GenerationAmerican Citizenship Author:Barack Obama
“... the country deserves us to be willing to compromise on behalf of the greater good.” CountryGreaterWillingDeserveCompromiseBehalfGreater Good Author:Barack Obama
“We consume about 25 percent of the world's oil. We only have 2 percent of the reserves.” WorldPercentOilReserves Author:Barack Obama
“My finely honed political instincts tell me that almost nobody believes that they should be paying higher taxes.” ShouldBelievePoliticalHigherTaxesInstinct Author:Barack Obama
“It is time to leave behind the divisive battles of the past. It is time to move forward as one nation.” PastMovingNationsBehindsBattleMoving ForwardTime To Leave Author:Barack Obama
“I'm always suspicious of politics dividing people instead of bringing them together.” PeopleTogetherSuspiciousDividing Author:Barack Obama
“So I came to my Christian faith later in life, and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead. Jesus Christ dying for my sins spoke to the humility we all have to have as human beings, that we're sinful and we're flawed and we make mistakes, and that we achieve salvation through the grace of God.” ThinkingWantHumansKindChristianJesusUnderstandingTermChristHuman BeingsSinMistakeGraceAchieveDyingHumilityBrotherJesus ChristSalvationMy BrotherMaking MistakesSpokesBrothers And SistersFlawedGrace Of GodChristian FaithKeepersLater In LifeWe Make MistakesSisters Keeper Author:Barack Obama
“Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it's time to try something new. Let's invest in our people without leaving them a mountain of debt. Let's meet our responsibility to the citizens who sent us here. Let's try common sense.” PeopleTryingFightingCommonResponsibilityCitizensBattleMountainTiredLeavingDebtDecadesCommon SenseSomething New Author:Barack Obama
“Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated.” ShouldPurposeProcessMistakeStepsForgottenLearning Process Author:Vince Lombardi