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

Quote by Barack Obama

Topics: Presidency Quotes

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

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...

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight...

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight...

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger,...

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger,...

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama...

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow.

With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow.

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll...

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

When BP was not moving fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside...

When BP was not moving fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside...

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported...

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...

I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the...

Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the...

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself...

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself...

Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect...

Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect...