Quotes from Barack Obama

Don't shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.

We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations

Unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels... we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe

I refuse to condemn your generation and future generations to a planet that's beyond fixing.

It's important to listen to what scientists have to say, even when it's inconvenient, especially when it's inconvenient

No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.

None of These Will Come Easy.

Our goal is to have a country that's not divided by race.

Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health.

Women should earn equal pay for equal work.

Same-sex couples should be able to get married.

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks to the limelight, or even is wild about me being in politics. And that's a good reality check on me. When I go home, she wants me to be a good father and a good husband. And everything else is secondary to that.