My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

Quote by Barack Obama

Topics: Presidency Quotes

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of...

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of...

Now we're in the midst of not just advocating for change, not just calling for...

Now we're in the midst of not just advocating for change, not just calling for...

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the...

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the...

It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are...

It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are...

If youre walking down the right path and youre willing to keep walking, eventually youll...

If youre walking down the right path and youre willing to keep walking, eventually youll...

People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is...

People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is...

In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded...

In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded...

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...

No one is pro-abortion.

No one is pro-abortion.

Aasking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most...

Aasking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most...

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

In the end, thats what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics...

In the end, thats what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics...

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out...

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out...

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.