responsibility Quotes

So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.

After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.

We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway.

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.

I said that America's role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners.

All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America. And undocumented immigrants who desperately want to embrace those responsibilities see little option but to remain in the shadows, or risk their families being torn apart.

I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its own security.

When BP was not moving fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside $20 billion in a fund - managed by an independent third party - to help all those whose lives have been turned upside down by the spill.

What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all - the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.