Positive Motivational Quotes

“I believe in evolution, scientific inquiry, and glocal warming; I believe in free speech, whether politically correct or politically incorrect, and I am suspicious of using government impose anybody’s religious beliefs-including my own-on nonbelievers.”

“Whether we’re from red states or blue states, we feel in our gut the lack of honesty, rigor, and common sense in our policy debates, and dislike of what appears to be a continuous menu of false or cramped choices.”

“I also think my party can be smug, detached and dogmatic at times.”

“I believe in the free market, competition and entrepreneurship, and think no small number of government programs don’t work as advertised.”

“I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.”

“No, people don’t expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better. And they want that choice.”

“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.”

“This is not a game. This can’t be about who digs up more skeletons on who, who makes the fewest slip-ups on the campaign trail. We owe it to the American people to do more than that. We owe them an election where voters are inspired–where they believe that we might be able to do things that we haven’t done before. We don’t want another election where voters are simply holding their noses and feel like they’re choosing the lesser of two evils. So we’ve got to rise up out of the cynicism that’s become so pervasive and ask the people all across America to start believing again.”

“The days of using the war on terror as a political football are over. [...] It is time to give Iraqis their country back, and it is time to refocus America’s efforts on the wider struggle yet to be won.” In his speech Obama also called for a phased withdrawal of American troops starting in 2007, and an opening of diplomatic dialogue with Iraq’s neighbors, Syria and Iran.”

“I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda. I am not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars. You want a fight, President Bush? Let’s finish the fight with Bin Laden and al-Qaeda, through effective, coordinated intelligence, and a shutting down of the financial networks that support terrorism, and a homeland security program that involves more than color-coded warnings.”

“Oh, look, you know, when I was a kid, I inhaled. Frequently. That was the point. You know, it’s, it’s not something I make light of. It’s something that I wrote actually about in my first book, and it was reflective of the struggles and confusion of a teen-age boy. And in that sense, I think, the vast majority of Americans understand that teenage boys are frequently confused.”