"Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It's not sitting on the sidelin...












Yes We Can!
More Barack Obama quotes
"I've never been more hopeful about our future. I have never been more hopeful about America. And I ask you to sustain that hope. I'm not talking about...
"We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power o...
"Although the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing.
"In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
"The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things ...
"I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency. I'...
"Moreover, I believe that part of America's genius has always been its ability to absorb newcomers, to forge a national identity out of the disparate l...
"Like any value, empathy must be acted upon.