Barack Obama Quotes
As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes a role might be difficult on my throat.
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The future is much like the present, only longer.
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
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Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.
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The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.
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The poet speaks to all men of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.
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Rock Hudson wasn't my type. He's a great guy and had a great sense of humor.
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I can't wait to meet Jennifer Hudson, Tamyra Gray, George Huff, Ruben Studdard, and I love me some Clay Aiken.
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You need to love your life; you have to appreciate yourself.
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I can think of nothing that an audience won't understand. The only problem is to interest them; once they are interested, they understand anything in the world.
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.
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The various forms of intellectual activity which together make up the culture of an age, move for the most part from different starting-points, and by unconnected roads.
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I had a lot of survival jobs. One was for the Witty Ditty singing-telegram company. I was in the red-and-white stripes with the straw boater hat and kazoo. Balloons. Even when you're sleeping on a friend's couch, you have to pay some kind of rent.
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The Supreme Court has insulted you over and over again, Lord. They've taken your Bible away from the schools. They've forbidden little children to pray. They've taken the knowledge of God as best they can, and organizations have come into court to take the knowledge of God out of the public square of America.
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My hand still shakes when I sign autographs. I still go and sit in the movies like everyone else and look up there and go 'God! Movie stars! Wow!' And I'm in this business. I walk out there just fascinated, and I always want to stay like that. I'm just a little kid going to these movies, and I don't ever want to change.
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I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old.
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I like how my body feels when I'm in shape; I love how it feels after I work out each day. Fitting in the clothes I like to wear comfortably and living a healthy lifestyle is important to me.
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Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation could be bad, very bad, and unfaithful to the original.
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As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.
