“There is a certain percentage of the white population ... if they started having more middle-class black kids who are friends with their kids, eating Cheerios in their kitchen, their attitudes start changing.”
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“I'm not so optimistic as to think that you would ever be able to garner a majority of an American Congress that would make those kinds of investments above and beyond the kinds of investments that could be made in a progressive program for lifting up all people.”
“I think the American people can change Washington. But I think that it is not going to change, because somebody from on high directs that change.”
“Black children, white children, Latino children. America is becoming more diverse, it's becoming more tolerant as a consequence there's more interactions between groups. There are going be tensions that arise.”
“Instead of giving in to cynicism and division, let's move forward with the confidence and optimism and unity that define us as a people.”
“If I'm president, some day, young kids will look at the world differently. They will say, I could be president some day. They couldn't have said that before I came along. The world will see the United States in a different context, as a country of true opportunity for all.”
“Now that Iran's actions have been verified, it can begin to receive relief from certain nuclear sanctions and gain access to its own money that had been frozen.”
“I'd like to think that "President Obama believed deeply in this democracy and the American people."”
“What I've said is we're going to encourage democracy in Pakistan, expand our nonmilitary aid to Pakistan so that they have more of a stake in working with us, but insisting that they go after these militants.”
“Our alliances and partnerships are not directed against any nation.”
“The dollar is the reserve currency of the world.”
“I will continue to urge creditors to take the steps needed to put Greece on a path towards a durable economic recovery because it's in all of our interests that Greece succeeds.”
“We have to focus on how do we ensure the economy works for everybody, and not just a few.”
“When it comes to immigration, I think Americans expect that our immigration process is orderly and it is legal.”
“It is my firm belief that it will be in the interests of the United States, especially our economic interests, to pursue comprehensive immigration reform.”
“I do think that I am generally optimistic.”
“In a global economy where our economies and supply chains are deeply integrated, it's not even possible.”
“I am absolutely convinced that race relations on the whole are actually better now than they were 20 years [ago].”
“We've been able to organize the international community around it in ways that aren't going to go back.”
“The Asia Pacific is home to nearly half the world's population, a growing middle class and holds so much opportunity for us all.”