Barack Obama Quotes

Our nation must come together to unite.

When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good.

When American citizens pull together, there is little we can't accomplish.

All my life... I believed in Malaysian merger and unity of the two territories. You know that we, as a people, are connected by geography, economics, by ties of kinship.

We need to rediscover the idea of the common good and work together to build a home.

Find people who share your values, and you'll conquer the world together.

No doubt, unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed by mere declarations.

If you can sing together, you can live together.

As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good.

For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration.

Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.

No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations.

Many years ago, I think I got my first insight on how an incredibly diverse team can work together and do astonishing things, and not just misunderstand each other and fight.

This country was founded by individuals who worked together for the common good.

It Takes A Village

Society is held together by trust.

In the history of the human race, those periods which later appeared as great have been the periods when the men and the women belonging to them had transcended the differences that divided them and had recognized in their membership in the human race a common bond.

Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and work together in harmony for the good of all.

Our country must be strong enough to solve problems, and that means we must learn how to work together again.

We care for each other and care about our family, and we are both working towards the same goal.

Americans have always prized individuality - it is part of our national DNA - but America is a community that draws strength from the sum of our people and has always known that the total of that sum is worth far more than its individual parts.

We believe that the Arab world has been there for centuries, and thousands of years, and it'll keep on continuing being there. All we have to do is work together.

Our challenge is to remind ourselves that we do have common interest, common grounds, and common dreams.

Here in America, we don't let our differences tear us apart. Not here. Because we know that our greatness comes from when we appreciate each other's strengths, when we learn from each other, when we lean on each other, because in this country, it's never been each person for themselves. No, we're all in this together. We always have been.

There are big problems that change the world. If we are working together, that will make us understand each other, appreciate each other, help each other.