Frases de Barack Obama

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“Eu não me oponho a todas as guerras. Eu me oponho às guerras estúpidas.”

“Ele é o cara! Eu adoro esse cara. Esse é o político mais poupular da terra. Isso porque ele é boa pinta.”

“Meus pais não compartilharam só um amor improvável, eles compartilharam uma fé nas possibilidades desta nação. Eles me deram um nome africano, Barack, ou bendito, acreditando que numa América tolerante seu nome não é nenhuma barreira ao êxito. Imaginaram-me indo às melhores escolas na terra, mesmo eles não sendo ricos, porque numa América generosa você não tem que ser rico para alcançar seu potencial.”

“Esta noite, nos reunimos para afirmar a imensidade da nossa nação — não por causa da altura de nossos arranha-céus, nem pelo poder de nosso exército, nem pelo tamanho de nossa economia. Nosso orgulho é baseado numa premissa muito simples, resumida numa declaração feita há duzentos anos: "Seguramos estas verdades são auto-evidentes, que todos homens são criados semelhantes, e que a eles são concedidos por seu Criador certos direitos inalienáveis, entre estes estão a vida, liberdade e a busca da felicidade."”

“Não há uma América liberal e uma América conservadora — há os Estados Unidos da América. Não há uma América Negra e uma América Branca e América de latinos e América de asiáticos — há os Estados Unidos da América.”

“Estas pessoas acreditaram que desta vez as coisas precisavam ser diferentes, que suas vozes poderiam fazer a diferença. A América mandou uma mensagem para o mundo de que não somos uma coleção de Estados azuis (democratas) ou vermelhos (republicanos). Nós somos, e sempre seremos, os Estados Unidos da América.”

“Ele não está presente porque anda escrevendo a sua autobiografia: Como atirar em amigos e interrogar pessoas.”

“O exército norte-americano está a cumprir valentemente e brilhantemente no Iraque. Nossas tropas fazem tudo aquilo que nós lhes pedimos que façam e mais. Mas nenhuma quantidade de soldados americanos pode resolver as divergências políticas no centro de uma guerra civil de outrem, nem resolver as queixas nos corações dos combatentes”

“Eu não estaria aqui sem o apoio de minha melhor amiga (Michelle) nos últimos 16 anos. A rocha da milha família e o amor da minha vida.”

“Eu cometi alguns erros. E garanto que cometerei mais.”

“Meu trabalho junto aos muçulmanos é comunicar-lhes que os americanos não são inimigos.”

“Não tínhamos como saber então, mas muito do progresso que definiria o século XX, nos dois lados do Atlântico, vem da batalha por um pedaço de praia.”

“Sim, nós podemos”

“Nós sempre fomos e sempre seremos uma nação AAA. Temos as melhores universidades, as melhores empresas e os mais inventivos empreendedores.”

“Se ainda há alguém que duvida que os Estados Unidos sejam o lugar onde todas as coisas são possíveis, que ainda duvida que o sonho de nossos fundadores esteja vivo em nosso tempo, que ainda questiona o poder da nossa democracia, aqui está a resposta.”

“Demorou muito tempo, mas, nesta noite, a mudança chegou aos Estados Unidos.”

“Nós fazemos uma política do cinismo ou uma política da esperança?”

“Quem me deu o nome do meio, Hussein, obviamente não imaginava que um dia eu concorreria à Presidência.”

“Os EUA e a Rússia têm mais coisas em comum que diferenças.”

“Podemos não ser capazes de deter todo o mal no mundo, mas eu sei que a forma como tratamos uns aos outros é inteiramente nossa. Eu acredito que apesar de todas as nossas imperfeições, estamos cheios de decência e bondade, e que as forças que nos separam não são tão fortes como aqueles que nos unem.”

“Quarenta e quatro americanos, até hoje, prestaram o juramento presidencial. Suas palavras foram ditas durante a maré ascendente da prosperidade e nas águas calmas da paz. Mas frequentemente o juramento é prestado em meio a nuvens crescentes e tempestades ruidosas. Nestes momentos a América foi em frente não apenas graças ao talento e à visão daqueles no poder, mas porque nós, o povo, permanecemos fiéis aos ideais de nossos antecessores e aos nossos documentos fundadores. Foi assim e deve ser assim com esta geração de americanos.”

“Crianças que crescem sem pai têm cinco vezes mais chances de viver na pobreza e cometer crimes; nove vezes mais chances de abandonar a escola e vinte vezes mais chances de acabar na prisão. Eles são mais propensos a ter problemas comportamentais, fugir de casa ou se tornar pais adolescentes.”

“And freedom will win -- not because it’s inevitable, not because it is ordained, but because these basic human yearnings for dignity and justice and democracy do not go away. They can be suppressed. At times, they can be silenced, but they burn in every human heart in a place where no regime could ever reach, a light that no army can ever extinguish. And so long as free peoples summon the confidence and the courage and the will to defend the values that we cherish, then freedom will always be stronger and our ideas will always prevail no matter what.”

“But what we can do is make sure that at least some of the waste that exists in the system that's not making anybody's mom better, that is loading up on additional tests or additional drugs that the evidence shows is not necessarily going to improve care, that at least we can let doctors know and your mom know, that you know what, maybe this isn't going to help, maybe you're better off not having the surgery, but taking the painkiller.

And those kinds of decisions between doctors and patients, and making sure that our incentives are not preventing those good decisions and that the doctors and hospitals all are aligned for patient care — that's something we can achieve.”

“But at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized — at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do — it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.”

“[…] despite how hard sometimes the world seems to be, and all you see on television is war and conflict and poverty and violence, the truth is that if you had to choose when to be born, not knowing where or who you would be, in all of human history, now would be the time. Because the world is less violent, it is healthier, it is wealthier, it is more tolerant and it offers more opportunity than any time in human history for more people than any time in human history. Now, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still terrible things happening around the world or in this region. We still have things like human trafficking. And we still have terrible abuse of children. And there are conflicts. And so these are things that we’re going to have to tackle and deal with. But you should know that with each successive generation things have improved just a little bit. And over time, that little bit adds to a lot. And it’s now up to you, the next generation, to make sure that 20 years from now, or 30 years from now, people look back and say, wow, things are a lot better now than they were back then. And there will still be problems 20 or 30 years from now also. But they will be different problems, because you will have solved many of the problems that exist today.”

“We spend over a trillion dollars, and pass countless laws, and devote entire agencies to preventing terrorist attacks on our soil, and rightfully so. And yet, we have a Congress that explicitly blocks us from even collecting data on how we could potentially reduce gun deaths. How can that be?
This is a political choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months in America. We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones because of our inaction.”

“I am reminded every day of my life, if not by events, then by my wife, that I am not a perfect man.”

“Sometimes the most important changes start in small places. The tides of history can leave people in conflict and exile and poverty. It takes time for those circumstances to change. But the recognition of a common humanity, the reconciliation of people bound by blood and a belief in one another -- that’s where progress begins. Understanding, and listening, and forgiveness.”

“Ideologies are not defeated with guns, they’re defeated by better ideas -- a more attractive and compelling vision.”

“We're also increasing the number of Syrian and other refugees we admit to the U. S. to 100,000 per year for the next two years.”

“It is absolutely critical that we understand this is not just a challenge, it's an opportunity, because if we create a new energy economy, we can create five million new jobs, easily, here in the United States.
It can be an engine that drives us into the future the same way the computer was the engine for economic growth over the last couple of decades.
And we can do it, but we're going to have to make an investment. The same way the computer was originally invented by a bunch of government scientists who were trying to figure out, for defense purposes, how to communicate, we've got to understand that this is a national security issue, as well.
And that's why we've got to make some investments and I've called for investments in solar, wind, geothermal.”

“Let me be absolutely clear: Iran is a grave threat.”

“And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P. R. and public opinion.”

“You have shown what history teaches us — that at defining moments like this one, the change we need doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington.”

“In the face of violence that seems intractable and suffering that is so senseless, it is easy to grow cynical, and I think tempting to give in to the notion that peace and security may be beyond our grasp. But I say to all of you here today, especially the young people, do not give into that cynicism. Do not lose the idealism and optimism that is the root of all great change. Don’t ever lose the faith that says, if we want it, if we are willing to work for it, if we stand together, the future can be different; tomorrow can be better.”

“I’m here to tell you that, yes, we’ve still got more work to do. More work to do for every American still in need of a good job or a raise, paid leave or a decent retirement; for every child who needs a sturdier ladder out of poverty or a world-class education; for everyone who has not yet felt the progress of these past seven and a half years. We need to keep making our streets safer and our criminal justice system fairer — our homeland more secure, our world more peaceful and sustainable for the next generation. We’re not done perfecting our union, or living up to our founding creed that all of us are created equal; all of us are free in the eyes of God.”

“Treating women as second-class citizens is a bad tradition. It holds you back. There’s no excuse for sexual assault or domestic violence. There’s no reason that young girls should suffer genital mutilation. There’s no place in civilized society for the early or forced marriage of children. These traditions may date back centuries; they have no place in the 21st century. These are issues of right and wrong -- in any culture. But they’re also issues of success and failure. Any nation that fails to educate its girls or employ its women and allowing them to maximize their potential is doomed to fall behind in a global economy.”

“Some of the work confronting us will not be completed during my presidency. Some, like the elimination of nuclear weapons, may not be completed in my lifetime. But I know these challenges can be met so long as it's recognized that they will not be met by one person or one nation alone. This award is not simply about the efforts of my administration — it's about the courageous efforts of people around the world.”

“We must remember that the greatest price of this conflict is not paid by us. It is paid by the Israeli girl in Sderot who closes her eyes in fear that a rocker will take her life in the night. It is paid by he Palestinian boy in Gaza who has no clean water and no country to call his own. These are God's children. And after all of the politics and all of the posturing, this is about the right of every human being to live with dignity and security. This is a lesson embedded in the three great faiths that call one small slice of Earth the Holy Land.”

“I spent a lot of time on my — in my farewell address talking about the state of our democracy. It goes without saying that essential to that is a free press. That is part of how this place, this country, this grand experiment of self-government has to work. It doesn’t work if we don’t have a well-informed citizenry, and you are the conduit through which they receive the information about what’s taking place in the halls of power. So America needs you and our democracy needs you. We need you to establish a baseline of facts and evidence that we can use as a starting point for the kind of reasoned and informed debates that ultimately lead to progress. And so my hope is is that you will continue with the same tenacity that you showed us, to do the hard work of getting to the bottom of stories and getting them right and to push those of us in power to be the best version of ourselves and to push this country to be the best version of itself.”

“We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.”

“Because what it turns out is, is that if a -- the best way for a country to reduce its debt is to grow really fast, and to generate more income.”

“When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.”

“I recognize there is a certain presumptuousness in this, a certain audacity, to this announcement. I know that I haven't spent a lot of time learning the ways of Washington, but I've been there long enough to know that the ways of Washington must change. People who love their country can change it.”

“Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why they're supporting the campaign. They all have different stories and reasons. Many bring up a specific issue. And finally they come to this elderly black man who's been sitting there quietly the entire time. And Ashley asks him why he's there. And he does not bring up a specific issue. He does not say health care or the economy. He does not say education or the war. He does not say that he was there because of Barack Obama. He simply says to everyone in the room, "I am here because of Ashley."
"I'm here because of Ashley." By itself, that single moment of recognition between that young white girl and that old black man is not enough. It is not enough to give health care to the sick, or jobs to the jobless, or education to our children.
But it is where we start. It is where our union grows stronger. And as so many generations have come to realize over the course of the two-hundred and twenty one years since a band of patriots signed that document in Philadelphia, that is where the perfection begins.”

“I'm not interested in the suburbs. The suburbs bore me. And I'm not interested in isolating myself. I feel good when I'm engaged in what I think are the core issues of the society, and those core issues to me are what's happening to poor folks in this society.”

“And finally, we recognize that our best partners in protecting vulnerable people from succumbing to violent extremist ideologies are the communities themselves -- families, friends, neighbors, clerics, faith leaders who love and care for these young people. Remember that violent extremism is not unique to any one faith, so no one should be profiled or targeted simply because of their faith.”

“Because of the work of generations, because we’ve stood together in a great alliance, because people across this continent have forged a European Union dedicated to cooperation and peace, we have made historic progress toward the vision we share -- a Europe that is whole and free and at peace. And yet, as we gather here today, we know that this vision is threatened by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. It is a brazen assault on the territorial integrity of Ukraine -- a sovereign and independent European nation. It challenges that most basic of principles of our international system -- that borders cannot be redrawn at the barrel of a gun; that nations have the right to determine their own future.”

“Middle-class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies will continue to work as long as politics don’t get in the way. We can’t slow down businesses or put our economy at risk with government shutdowns or fiscal showdowns. We can’t put the security of families at risk by taking away their health insurance, or unraveling the new rules on Wall Street, or refighting past battles on immigration when we’ve got to fix a broken system.”

“ISIL speaks for no religion. Their victims are overwhelmingly Muslim, and no faith teaches people to massacre innocents. No just God would stand for what they did yesterday, and for what they do every single day. ISIL has no ideology of any value to human beings. Their ideology is bankrupt. They may claim out of expediency that they are at war with the United States or the West, but the fact is they terrorize their neighbors and offer them nothing but an endless slavery to their empty vision, and the collapse of any definition of civilized behavior. And people like this ultimately fail. They fail, because the future is won by those who build and not destroy.”