Barack Obama Quotes

Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American, a lot guys got on board.

You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.

In Obama's case, we've enabled affirmative action to find a home in the nation's highest office. There you have it. I said it and I stand by it. America fell for the gimmick candidate, disregarding every fact and warning sign in the rush to have 'the first African-American president.'

Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is.

If you're looking at the people who head the institutions, there are very few African Americans or people of colour. I'm talking about the major theatres that position themselves as serving all audiences. What you find is, by and large, people who are shaping what we see, and the people who are the tastemakers are white.

I wasn't burdened by a personal history of prejudice. It's part of why I thought Barack could win.

If everyone can say, looking at Obama, that is he is one of us, is that not befitting for the leading country in the world?

People are making a lot more noise about representation and diversity. But I think modeling is one of the professions where people can be kind of racist.

Much of America rooted for Mr. Obama simply because he is black.

I have a lot of respect for President Obama, and while I deeply disagree with some of his actions or lack of action on issues I care about, I still recognize the significance of the first black presidency and the challenges that come with that.

I would hope that racism is something that just does not work in this day and age, but I know otherwise.

I think viewing people by the color of their skin is one of the dumbest ways to view people.

The truth is, no, we don't live in a post-racial state anywhere in America, and this is particularly true in Hollywood.

I don't think that a vote for Barack Obama is a symbolic thing. I think it's much more than that. It's not just a black man. It's not just a feel-good vote. It's the idea of electing someone who really does want to make a difference.

Marches alone won't bring integration when human respect is disintegratin'

When I started, it was all meter maids or the sassy nurse, or the sassy receptionist in the hospital. And I felt like: Are those the only jobs that large, black women have?

If women were in charge of everything, there would be women tyrants. If black people were in charge, there would be black tyrants. If Hispanics were in charge, then Hispanic tyrants.

Obama was the best thing for black nerds everywhere. Finally we had a role model. Before Obama, we basically had Urkel.

No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?

But it is true that some magazines have a policy to show only a certain amount of black girls on their covers. Naomi is right. It's not fair, and I wish it would change.

Racism and discrimination of any kind have no place in football.

Many people who voted for Mr. Obama in the last election did so based on skin color.

What people forget is that the most radical thing about Obama is that he was the first black man in history to imagine that he could become president, who was able to make other Americans believe it as well. Other than that, he is a centrist, just like I try to be. He's been bridging divisions his whole life.

I am aware that one should always make room for renewal in politics. A democracy is the healthier for the turnover of the depth of talent there is in its community.

I don't really care how or why Obama got to the right place on gay marriage. I'm just glad he got there.