Here are some memorable quotes from Barack Obama:

On Hope and Change:

• “Yes we can.”
• “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
• “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something.”

On Unity and Diversity:

• “There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America – there’s the United States of America.”
• “We are one people. We are one nation. And together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story.”
• “There’s not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there’s the United States of America.”

On Leadership:

• “The strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression; it is more speech.”
• “The future rewards those who press on. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on.”
• “A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.”

On Democracy:

• “Democracy is not a spectator sport.”
• “We, the people, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what’s in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.”

On Resilience:

• “If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.”
• “The cynics may be the loudest voices – but I promise you, they will accomplish the least.”

On Education:

• “The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.”
• “We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.”

On Empathy:

• • “Learning to stand in somebody else’s shoes, to see through their eyes, that’s how peace begins. And it’s up to you to make that happen.”

On Service and Community:

• “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you.”
• “I’m inspired by the people I meet in my travels—hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency.”

On Optimism:

• “Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.”
• “I am inspired by the people I meet, the stories I hear, the future that lies ahead.”

On Legacy:

• “We didn’t come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.”

These quotes embody Barack Obama’s vision of hope, unity, leadership, and resilience.