Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
DemocracyCitizenshipFairnessGritKindness Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.
DiplomacyInternational RelationsDemocracyProgress Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in Latin America. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel and commerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the Cuban people.
DemocracyCompromiseFiscal PolicyLeadershipConviction No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President, I never will.
DemocracyEducationWisdom Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
DemocracyGovernanceResponsibility Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
DemocracyChoiceConsequenceAccountability Elections belong to the people It's their decision If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.
DemocracyNonviolencePeaceConflict ResolutionCollective Action The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
Democracy China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.
GovernanceDemocracyPublic Welfare How easy it is to govern when one follows a system of consulting the will of the people and one holds as the only norm all the actions which contribute to the well being of the people.
Civic EngagementDemocracyAccountabilityCollective ActionOwnership Even if the politics needed doesn't exist today, we still need to use our voices to make sure that the people in power are focused on the right things. Because this is a democracy, and in a democracy, people are the ones who run the country.
