Barack Obama Quotes

The most important thing for me is to have real friendship between Egyptians and Americans.

Never was a man further from a partiality for Spain than I am. But I think I now have left them in a sincere and steady intention to cultivate the friendship of America.

Countries in Asia - Singapore, certainly, but many other countries too - are good friends to both China and America, and we would like to be good friends with both.

We've always had this fantastic relationship with America.

Evil isn't beautiful on its own. You know?' 'Well, good people are sometimes ugly-' Blanche said at last. 'I don't know about that. Not really,' Bear shook his head. 'If the good's there, and you look for it, you'll see it in some way.' 'I think Bear is right,' Rose said decidedly. 'Fairy tales teach you that. No one who's really good ever stays ugly. It's always a disguise.

Humility is the most beautiful virtue that we can develop.

Did it ever strike you that goodness is not merely a beautiful thing, but by far the most beautiful thing in the whole world? So that nothing is to be compared for value with goodness; that riches, honor, power, pleasure, learning, the whole world and all in it, are not worth having in comparison with being good; and the utterly best thing for a person is to be good, even though they were never to be rewarded for it.

Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity...[For] we are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.

America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I'd rather be America's enemy.

We must meet our duty and convince the world that we are just friends and brave enemies.

I think Donald Trump realizes that if the story, in a day or two, is that the United States is in a war of words with Canada, people are going to go - well, good Lord, if he can't get along with Canada, he can't get along with anyone. And I think he realizes that that friendship has to endure and has to continue.

I think it would be great if America got along with Russia because we could fight ISIS together.

I think an alliance with Stalin's Russia is rotten.

I think it is essential that America does not stumble into a stupid war with Iran.

I think that his [Obama's] task will be to develop an overall strategy for America in this period, when really a New World Order can be created.

It is essential that America's word be good. And so I know that this campaign has caused some questioning and worries on the part of many leaders across the globe. I've talked with a number of them. But I want to - on behalf of myself, and I think on behalf of a majority of the American people, say that, you know, our word is good.

I confirmed to the prime minister that we appreciate our friendship.

Virtue is presupposed in friendship.

America and Canada are the best friends. We've always been the best friends.

Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible.

I would just want to wish President Obama the best of luck, and that he should bear in mind that just as he is a good person, there are many of us presidents in Latin America who are also good people.

Love is a beautiful image Imagined or seen within the heart, The friend of virtue and gentility.

The like is not the friend of the like in as far as he is like; still the good may be the friend of the good in as far as he is good.

With someone like Barack Obama, I think the whole America, the whole world will coalesce. Every election is about change, and change takes a long time because there are big issues that can't be changed overnight. But the one thing that will change dramatically is how we're viewed around the world. Once Obama is in there, the world will view Americans in an entirely different light. And that, to me, is a good thing.

America has to stand by our allies. I think the tension that existed between Israel and the United States was very unfortunate.