We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.
Barack ObamaAmerica, our endless blessings bestow an enduring burden. But as Americans, we welcome our responsibility to lead.
Barack ObamaI don't think there's a lot of dispute for this. You can argue that we didn't get everything done that we wanted to get done, but I can make a really strong argument, and I think prove, that by almost every measure the country's better off now than when I started.
Barack ObamaThe globe is shrinking, the information age is bringing a lot of changes. People are anxious about their future and their children's futures.
Barack ObamaThe problem is that, over time, big pieces of business that have to get done without leadership from Washington, don't get done.
Barack ObamaWe were very effective, and I was very effective, in shaping public opinion around my campaigns. But there were big stretches, while governing, where even though we were doing the right thing, we weren't able to mobilize public opinion firmly enough behind us to weaken the resolve of the Republicans to stop opposing us or to cooperate with us. And there were times during my presidency where I lost the PR battle.
Barack Obama