Barack Obama Quotes

My duty is to raise the consciousness of the American people.

I have a vision of my country, and I cannot sit and watch things pass by.

Even through sports, I have been serving the country. But later, I want to join politics.

We need leaders who are willing to stand up, drive the debate, and commit our fellow citizens to action.

I always saw politics as an expansion of my role as a mom.

From a parent's right to know what their children are doing, to protecting citizens across the country from the growing threat of gang violence, the House Democrat leadership is simply out to lunch.

Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities.

I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.

I have always believed that on important issues, the leaders must lead. Where the leaders fail to lead, and people are really concerned about it, the people will take the lead and make the leaders follow.

The real goal of politics has to be getting people to act on what they already know was wrong.

Agitation is the marshalling of the conscience of a nation to mold its laws.

I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much.

Why shouldn't a child look to want to be a political figure, to change our nation, to lead us the right directions?

If you want to do something for your country or your district and you're not a chairman, you run into a brick wall.

A few people with a clear agenda can make a big difference in government.

Change America—Change the World

Mr. President, If you don’t do something and do it right away, I don’t know what is going to happen to this country.

If people come out of an election and everyone’s despairing, everyone’s in a collective civic funk, we don’t get anything done. Simply reminding people of how bad things are and what you lost, nobody’s moved by that. People are moved by the sense of possiblity, a sense of hope.

For any American who is worried about this country, who feels our core values slipping away, who believes something has to be done to change the direction of our nation before all is lost - the NRA is your refuge. It is your place to stand and fight with Americans just like you, for all that is good and right.

What we need to do is to come together as a people and solve the problems facing our country. And unfortunately, Washington is just not doing enough of that these days.

America won't be saved because one or 10 people stand up. It will be saved because millions of us stand up.

We need bold leadership to bring America back to its first principles of diversity inclusion and opportunity for everyone in every ZIP Code, and music is that vehicle to summon our better angels. Music is that vehicle and always has been a vehicle to challenge us to build a better America.

As an elected official, an advocate for children, and an educator, Glenn Poshard has always fought for what's right.

It is open for anyone to have freedom of speech, and I guess we can all play a role in trying to make a difference in the world. Particularly if your leader is not helping in that area.

Some days, I don't recognise my country, and other days, I see people being vocal and passionate, and I think, 'There's my country.'