#us

We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway. ↗

— Barack Obama

#everybody #games #highway #just #like

I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries. ↗

— Barack Obama

#family #i #lived #members #muslim

As I've said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis' future. ↗

— Barack Obama

#future #hopes #i #iraqis #men and women

In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again. ↗

— Barack Obama

#again #agreed #because #billionaire #cannot

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act. ↗

— Barack Obama

#moral #moral responsibility #nuclear #nuclear power #nuclear weapon

Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes," he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. "Shake it off. Stop complainin'. Stop grumblin'. Stop cryin'. We are going to press on. We have work to do. ↗

— Barack Obama

#bedroom #cheers #going #his #marching

The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet. The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together. ↗

— Barack Obama

#because #companies #could #created #get

What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously. ↗

— Barack Obama

#seriously #spending #stimulus #think #whole

I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism. ↗

— Barack Obama

#believe #british #brits #greek #greeks

I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I. ↗

— Barack Obama

#am #approve #avalanche #become #believe