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I wanna thank the German people for the incredible partnership that our countries have been able to establish all these years.
I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It's not a good use of our resources.
Iran . . . has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its nuclear program is peaceful . . . time is not unlimited.
Now suddenly you got members of your [White House] team who were 23, 24. They've met their wives here, or their husbands here.
You're not going to be able to make good decisions without building some relationship of trust between yourself and community.
Democracy cannot be imposed on any nation from the outside. Each society must search for its own path, and no path is perfect.
Unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels... we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe
There are few things in life that are harder to find and more important to keep than love. Well, love and a birth certificate.
To look at the issue of life and abortion, actually we're moving in that direction where most Americans oppose most abortions.
I don't think that hedge funds are bad per se. I think they're just one more financial tool. And in that sense, they're useful.
The theater is necessary. Dance is necessary. Song is necessary. The arts are necessary- they are a necessary part of our lives
I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he wants to do it.
We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech - because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth.
Hillary Clinton has been in politics for the same reason I am - because we can improve other people's lives by doing this work.
I do love the Waldorf-Astoria, though. You know, I hear that from the doorstep you can see all the way to the Russian tea room.
We need to spend a trillion dollars rebuilding our schools, our roads, our basic science and research here in the United States.
Across the globe there are girls who will one day lead nations, if only we afford them the chance to choose their own destinies.
The problem is that, over time, big pieces of business that have to get done without leadership from Washington, don't get done.
[The Americans] believe in the idea that a child shouldn't be consigned to poverty just because of circumstances of their birth.
Throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.
I've been talking about things like reversing the rise of inequality and strengthening social mobility,since before it was cool.
We continue to stand united with Germany and our NATO allies in our ongoing efforts to build peace and stability in Afghanistan.
I always enjoy watching Republicans compliment Bill Clinton now, because at the time, I'm sure he didn't feel a lot of the love.
I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the gun manufacturer's lobby.
There was a time when if you had a financial crisis in Southeast Asia somewhere, it had no impact on our markets. Today it does.
The Asia Pacific is home to nearly half the world's population, a growing middle class and holds so much opportunity for us all.
Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values.
We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.
If you like your healthcare plan, you'll be able to keep your healthcare plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.
What I could not support was a dumb war, a rash war, a war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics.
What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests.
National legislation will prevent other states' flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety of Illinois residents.
I’m asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington...I’m asking you to believe in yours.
I [give] maybe the long-winded speeches that not everybody reads, but I can also do a slow jam on Jimmy Fallon better than most.
As we speak, Iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out its uranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war.
In the end, no amount of American forces can solve the political differences that lie at the heart of somebody else's civil war.
99.9% of plumbers make less than a quarter million dollars a year, and I'm going to give Joe a break whether he wants it or not.
When it comes to our military, what we have to think about is not, you know just budgets, we've got to think about capabilities.
Guaranteed, full stop, nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Department, because nobody is above the law.
Whatever decisions I make are going to be based first on a strategy to keep us safe and then we'll figure out how to resource it.
My relationship with Silicon Valley and the tech community historically has been really good. Many of these folks are my friends.
The path of America's development is never a straight line. Sometimes we move in ways that are forwards; sometime that seem back.
Presidential elections always turn on personalities, they turn on how campaigns are run, they turn on natural desires for change.
No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship.
I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its own security.
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.
I can be much more sarcastic and, I think, sometimes withering in my assessments of things than I allow to show in my public life.
Insurance companies, drug companies are going to have to be ponying up, partly because right now they're receiving huge subsidies.
Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula? I mean, they're charging a lot of money for this stuff.
We're opposing Russia's aggression against Ukraine, which is a threat to the world, as we saw in the appalling shoot-down of MH17.