Quotes from Barack Obama

Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody's who is willing to work for it.

When what you're doing doesn't work for 50 years, it's time to try something new.

I can't really characterize any country, except to say that we work well with a number of our foreign counterparts.

With respect to Syria, we are going to continue to work as we have over the last five, six years to push towards a political transition and settlement.

One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in obscurity.

Things change pretty rapidly. But they don't change inevitably. They change because you work for it.

I insist on the dignity and God- given potential and work of every child, regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation or what zip code they were born in.

I went through six years of battles on health care because I didn't have $100 million worth of advertising saying how it would never work.

In order for us to solve many big problems around the world, it is in our interest to work with Russia and obtain their cooperation.

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That's what I strive to do, that's what I pray to do every day.

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.