Barack Obama Quotes about Change

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Barack Obama

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

Barack Obama (2008). “An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama : a Primer”, Independent Publishing Group

Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

Barack Obama

Change, Power, Voice

Barack Obama’s primary speech in Nashua, New Hampshire, www.nytimes.com. January 8, 2008.

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

Barack Obama

Change, Country, 4th Of July

Iowa Caucus Victory Speech, delivered 3 January 2008, Des Moines, Iowa

You can't change Washington from the inside. You can only change it from the outside.

Barack Obama

Change, America, Usa

"Obama: 'You can't change Washington from the inside'". www.foxnews.com. September 21, 2012.

If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don't run you've already lost.

Barack Obama

Inspirational, Change, Happiness

If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country.

Barack Obama

Change, Country, Political

Remarks by the President to the City Club of Cleveland, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. March 18, 2015.

Change doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington

Barack Obama

Change

Barack Obama (2008). “Yes, We Can”, p.83, BoD – Books on Demand

We are the change we have been waiting for.

Barack Obama

Change, Carpe Diem, Waiting

"Commentary: Obama's 'Yes we can' theme needs second act" by Alex Castellanos, www.cnn.com. September 16, 2008.

There are folks who will equivocate. They'll say, 'You know, I'm not a scientist.' Well, I'm not either. But the best scientists in the world know that climate change is happening.

Barack Obama

Change, Climate, World

We are reorganizing how we work with state and local governments to make sure that we are not prioritizing families [for deportation], and you are gonna see, I think, a substantial change even as the case works its way through the courts.

Barack Obama

Change, Thinking, Government

Remarks by the President in Immigration Town Hall - Miami, FL, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 25, 2015.

I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver.

Barack Obama

Change, People, Care

"House Democrats, Obama Retreat To Williamsburg". Interview with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. February 6, 2009.

When people are oppressed, and human rights are denied - particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines - when dissent is silenced, it feeds violent extremism, it creates an environment that is ripe for terrorists to exploit. When peaceful, democratic change is impossible, it feeds into the terrorist propaganda that violence is the only answer available.

Barack Obama

Change, Rights, People

Barack Obama's remarks at the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism at the State Department in Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 19, 2015.

Together we can change our culture for the better by ending violence against women and girls, artists have a unique power to change minds and attitudes and get us thinking and talking about what matters, and all of us, in our lives, have the power to set an example. Join our campaign to stop this violence.

Barack Obama

Change, Girl, Attitude

"Sam Smith Wins 4 Grammy Awards, Including Song Of The Year". wwno.org. February 9, 2015.

What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said, about how small actions can be like pebbles being thrown into a still lake, and ripples of hope cascade outwards and change the world.

Barack Obama

Change, Lakes, People

President Barack Obama's remarks on the Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality at the White House Rose Garden, Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. June 26, 2015.

Here's the truth: even if countries like the United States curb our emissions, if growing countries like India - with soaring energy needs - don't also embrace cleaner fuels, then we don't stand a chance against climate change.

Barack Obama

Change, Country, Energy

"As Obama departs India, a push for reform" by Kevin Liptak, www.cnn.com. January 27, 2015.

I think there are hard-liners inside of Iran that think it is the right thing to do to oppose us, to seek to destroy Israel, to cause havoc in places like Syria or Yemen or Lebanon, if they don't change at all, we're still better off having the deal.

Barack Obama

Change, Thinking, Israel

"Obama Compares Iran Deal To A House Under Contract, Awaiting Appraisal". "The Two-Way" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. April 7, 2015.

There's been a lot of talk about body cameras as a silver bullet or a solution. I think the task force concluded that there is a role for technology to play in building additional trust and accountability, but it's not a panacea, it has to be embedded in a broader change in culture and a legal framework that ensures that people's privacy is respected and that not only police officers but the community themselves feel comfortable with how technologies are being used.

Barack Obama

Change, Thinking, Technology

"Policing task force calls for 'de-escalation' training" by David Nather, www.politico.com. March 2, 2015.

You are part of the first generation of officers to begin your service in a world where the effects of climate change are so clearly upon us. Climate change will shape how every one of our services plan, operate, train, equip, and protect their infrastructure, today and for the long-term.

Barack Obama

Change, Long, Climate

"In Coast Guard commencement address, Obama buoys climate change" by Allie Malloy and Kristen Holmes, www.cnn.com. May 20, 2015.

Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war and peace, maybe way at the bottom you should be thinking about marijuana.

Barack Obama

Change, Peace, Jobs

"Obama: Think more about the economy, war and peace and less about weed" by Roberta Rampton and Julia Edwards, www.businessinsider.com. March 16, 2015.

For the sake of our security, our economy and our planet, we must have the courage and commitment to change.

Barack Obama

Change, Commitment, Sake

Barack Obama's speech on Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Change, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. January 26, 2009.

Change has come to America.

Barack Obama

Change, America

President-Elect Victory Speech, delivered 4 November 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois