A little reminder to those who don't back Obama and gay marriage. It's probably cause you're gay.

What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on earth.

So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed

Turns out I'm really good at killing people. Didn't know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.

The map isn't always the territory, and you have to kind of walk through it to get a feel for it.

This is a core principle of my presidency - if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.

I don't regret the excitement, because I do think that it helped us accomplish as much as we did.

Excuses are tools of the incompetent used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness

The cyber world is sort of the Wild, Wild West, and to some degree, we're asked to be the sheriff.

Today’s decision was a victory for people all across this country whose lives will be more secure.

Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.

We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity.

No country on Earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders.

Today I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office.

I look forward to teaching the occasional class, 'cause I was a professor. And I had fun doing it.

To this day, the United States is profoundly grateful for our friendship and alliance with Greece.

There's just a whole different attitude and vibe when you're not in power as when you're in power.

I believe we [americans] are strongest as a nation, when the president and Congress work together.

I have fought against spending. I have fought against special interests. I have fought for reform.

There are gonna be a core set of values that shouldn't be up for debate. Should be our north star.

One of the best parts of the holiday season is spending time with the special people in your life.

We don't ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.

A better politics is one where we appeal to each other’s basic decency instead of our basest fears.

I'm a big believer in tolerance. I think that religion at it's best comes with a big dose of doubt.

We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.

A relentless focus on the outward markers of success can lead to complacency. It can make you lazy.

I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me.

Libraries remind us that truth isn't about who yells the loudest but who has the right information.

We reject the use of national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime.

Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models.

I am reminded every day of my life, if not by events, then by my wife, that I am not a perfect man.

My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.

I think we did a really good job in saving this economy and putting us back on the track of growth.

I think that most Americans don't resent people for getting rich. They want to get rich themselves.

I do think that I have a better sense of how military action can result in unintended consequences.

On issues like Ukraine, on issues like Syria, we've had very significant differences [with Russia].

I'd like to think that "President Obama believed deeply in this democracy and the American people."

I know that gaps can be closed. And they can be closed substantially, more than I think we believe.

We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few.

The War on Drugs has been an utter failure. We need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws.

[A]lthough the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing.

We are at a time in our country's history that inclusive language is better than exclusive language.

The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent is as - it is as if he has killed all mankind.

I will work every single day to make sure that America continues to be the greatest nation on earth.

I don't want to make promises, not knowing what the situation's going to be three or four years out.

Things change pretty rapidly. But they don't change inevitably. They change because you work for it.

Moammar Gadhafi had more American blood on his hands than any individual other than Osama bin Laden.

If you have a family member who maybe is undocumented, then you have an even greater reason to vote.

[Young people] are showing enormous and entrepreneurship and working with each other across borders.

The terms of peace may be negotiated by political leaders, but the fate of peace is up to each of us.

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