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Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.

Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.

Barack Obama
Nsa, Listening, Surveillance
"'Nobody is listening to your calls': Obama's evolution on NSA surveillance" by Adam Gabbatt, www.theguardian.com. August 9, 2013.

On this Thanksgiving, as we spend time with our family and friends, let's all reflect on what we're thankful for in our own lives. And let's remember those who cannot be with their loved ones because they're serving overseas. But let's also do our part to help those who have no place to go for a meal. I encourage all Americans to do what they can to help those in need-because the best way to show our gratitude for what we have is by doing our part for those who have less.

Barack Obama
Gratitude, Family And Friends, Meals

Citizenship means standing up for the lives that gun violence steals from us each day. I have seen the courage of parents, students, pastors, and police officers all over this country who say 'we are not afraid,' and I intend to keep trying, with or without Congress, to help stop more tragedies from visiting innocent Americans in our movie theaters, shopping malls, or schools like Sandy Hook.

Barack Obama
Country, Mean, School
Fifth Presidential State of the Union, delivered 28 January 2014

Look at Chancellor [Angela] Merkel, her personal story helps to tell a story of incredible achievement that the German people have embarked on and I think is something that you should be very proud of.

Barack Obama
Thinking, People, Achievement
Source: time.com

Even as Ramadan holds profound meaning for the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, it is also a reminder to people of all faiths of our common humanity and the commitment to justice, equality, and compassion shared by all great faiths. In that spirit, I wish Muslims across America and around the world a blessed month, and I look forward to again hosting an iftar dinner here at the White House. Ramadan Kareem.

Barack Obama
Blessed, Commitment, Compassion
"President Obama’s Statement On Ramadan", www.huffingtonpost.com. July 20, 2012.

It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee what's being done so the government doesn't abuse it.

Barack Obama
Government, People, Abuse
Source: www.spiegel.de

I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.

Barack Obama
Thinking, Sweat
Barack Obama (2007). “Dreams From My Father”, p.381, Canongate Books

One of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions, we make sure that rule of law and the basic precepts of justice and liberty prevail.

Barack Obama
Passion, Government, Law
Barack Obama's Remarks with President Pena Nieto of Mexico in Joint Press Conference, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 22, 2016.

Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in every imaginable way. But I also believe that both for our national interests and Israel's national interests that allowing an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that could get worse and worse over time is a problem. And that settlements contribute.

Barack Obama
Military, Believe, Israel
Source: www.cbsnews.com

I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football.

Barack Obama
Football, Son, Thinking
"Barack Obama Is Not Pleased". Interview with Franklin Foer, Chris Hughes, newrepublic.com. January 27, 2013.

We're breaking protocol here. That's the good thing about being President - I can do whatever I want.

Barack Obama
Powerful, President, Want
"Obama Jokes: 'The Good Thing As President, I Can Do Whatever I Want'". www.realclearpolitics.com. February 10, 2014.

You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago. And when you think about why, in the African American community at least, there's a lot of pain around what happened here, I think it's important to recognize that the African American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away.

Barack Obama
Pain, Son, Thinking
" 'Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago', Obama says" by Paul Lewis, www.theguardian.com. July 19, 2013.

We cannot allow internet service providers to restrict the best access or to pick winners and losers in the online marketplace for services and ideas.

Barack Obama
Ideas, Loser, Winner
"Net-neutrality nerds, angry telecoms and Ted Cruz: Obama 'picked a fight' - but will he win?" by Matt Sullivan, Katherine Krueger, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2014.

There are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short, for they have forgotten what this country has already done, what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

Barack Obama
Country, Memories, Ambition
First Presidential Inaugural Address, Delivered 20 January 2009

I think, the argument sometimes that I've had with folks who are much more interested in sort of race-specific programs is less an argument about what is practically achievable and sometimes maybe more an argument of "We want society to see what's happened, and internalize it, and answer it in demonstrable ways." And those impulses I very much understand.

Barack Obama
Thinking, Race, Answers
Source: www.theatlantic.com

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
Government, Together, Research
Remarks at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 13, 2012.

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, Greek, British
News Conference By President Obama, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 4, 2009.

Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes - and I see many of them in the audience here today.

Barack Obama
Stupid, Hero, Honor
"Obama's Forgettable Memorial Day". www.slate.com. May 27, 2008.

Whatever decisions I make are going to be based first on a strategy to keep us safe and then we'll figure out how to resource it.

Barack Obama
Decision, Safe, Firsts
Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

I want to reduce America's deficit by cutting spending that we don't need but also by asking the wealthy to do a little bit more so that we can invest in things like research and technology that are the key to a 21st century economy.

Barack Obama
Cutting, Technology, Keys
Source: genius.com

We're not going to baby sit a civil war.

Barack Obama
Baby, War, Hippie

I will never apologize for saying that the future of humanity and the future of the world is going to be defined by what we have in common as opposed to those things that separate us and ultimately lead us into conflict.

Barack Obama
Humanity, World, Apologizing
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece in Joint Press Conference, Maximos Mansion, Athens, Greece, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 15, 2016.

I don't believe people should to be able to own guns.

Barack Obama
Believe, Gun, People

Jesus is an historical figure for me, and he's also a bridge between God and man, in the Christian faith, and one that I think is powerful precisely because he serves as that means of us reaching something higher.

Barack Obama
Christian, Jesus, Powerful
"Transcript: Barack Obama and The God Factor Interview" by Cathleen Falsani, sojo.net. February 21, 2012.

We don't believe in a small America. We believe in a big America - a tolerant America, a just America, an equal America - that values the service of every patriot.

Barack Obama
Believe, America, Community
Remarks by the President at the Human Rights Campaign's Annual National Dinner, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. October 1, 2011.