Barack Obama Quotes

I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.

Americans understand that the game is rigged, and they've had enough of it. They're ready to fight back. They want a Washington that works for them, i think that people are getting more engaged, politically, and they're seeing through a lot of the rhetoric that politicians have been throwing out there for a long time. They want to see some real change, and I think that's what we need to work on.

A deep cynicism is taking hold of the country, with more and more Americans convinced that big money calls the shots in Washington and that there is nothing that can be done about it. We must resist that conclusion and fight back on behalf of everyday citizens. Reform is possible, and it is imperative.

The time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action ... I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are. If you misrepresent what’s in the plan, we will call you out. And I will not accept the status quo as a solution. Not this time. Not now.

The U.S. needs to do more than change presidents. It needs to change its political culture.

When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies - and I'm proud of the ones I've got.

And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we're just getting started.

This is a revolution, damnit! We're going to have to offend somebody!

This year, we are going to take our government out of the hands of corporate special interests and put it back into the hands of Ohio families - where it belongs.

Those wanting to improve democracy in their countries should not wait for permission.

Every single change is fought by those who would be affected by it.

Change never comes from the White House. It comes from your house and my house.

If Voting Changed Anything, They’d Abolish It

Political evils must be sorely felt before they can be removed.

When I grow up I’m going to change the government.

We need a coalition in this country. A coalition of change. People who have had enough of this.

Real change begins with ridding Washington of corruption, of which there's plenty going around.

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

It is often said that Anarchists live in a world of dreams to come, and do not see the things which happen today. We do see them only too well, and in their true colors, and that is what makes us carry the hatchet into the forest of prejudice that besets us.

The Black Lives Matter movement, the various Occupy movements in Spain and the rest of Europe, in this country, and elsewhere serve as an example of what can be done, and how strong the voices for positive change and truly democratic progress can be.

I'm going to fight for every person in America who believes government should serve the people, not the donors and not the special interests.

My topics are timely. When an event is happening is when I want to be there... I think it is our duty to challenge the status quo.

I was dissatisfied with the status quo back in the 80's, particularly how the West was represented in federation. I wanted to try to change it.

The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary.

It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.