--- title: "3 Accounting Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "3 Accounting quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Accounting sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/barack-obama-17_accounting_i-thought-i-could-start-over-you-see-but_975592.jpg" --- > [I thought I could start over, you see. But now I know you can never start over. Not really. You think you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-thought-i-could-start-over-you-see-but-now-i-know-you-can-never/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/barack-obama-17_accounting_i-thought-i-could-start-over-you-see-but_975592.jpg) > [The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-study-of-law-can-be-disappointing-at-times-a-matter-of-applying-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/barack-obama-17_accounting_the-study-of-law-can-be-disappointing-at_2318867.jpg) > [Just as black anger often proved counterproductive, so have these white resentments distracted attention from the real culprits of the middle class…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/just-as-black-anger-often-proved-counterproductive-so-have-these/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/barack-obama-17_accounting_just-as-black-anger-often-proved-counter_2366112.jpg) ## Other authors on Accounting ## More by Barack Obama > [So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-here-s-what-i-want-you-to-know-and-here-s-what-i-want-all-our-men/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-peaceful-transition-of-power-is-one-of-the-hallmarks-of-our/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-opposed-to-getting-into-arguments-about-well-these-folks-have-been/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/donald-trump-is-temperamentally-unfit/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-ve-said-to-the-girls-is-if-you-guys-ever-decide-that-you-re/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-of-us-take-offense-to-anyone-who-reaps-the-rewards-of-living-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-world-is-complicated-and-full-of-grays-but-there-s-still-truth/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ That is another theme in the book \[Dreams from My Father\]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams-from-my-father-how-do-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-say-across-europe-that-many-principles-that-have-been-taken-for/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-americans-understand-the-costs-of-war-yet-as-a-country-we-will/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-want-to-thank-the-greek-people-publicly-for-their-humanitarian/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-had-a-farewell-dinner-for-some-of-my-senior-staff-and-generally/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ It's good to get fresh legs in \[the White house\]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-good-to-get-fresh-legs-in-the-white-house-i-think-that-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/believe-it-or-not-entertainment-is-part-of-our-american-diplomacy-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "3 Accounting Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I thought I could start over, you see. But now I know you can never start over. Not really. You think you have control, but you are like a fly in somebody else's web. Sometimes I think that's why I like accounting. All day, you are only dealing with numbers. You add them, multiply them, and if you are careful, you will always have a solution. There's a sequence there. An order. With numbers, you can have control.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-thought-i-could-start-over-you-see-but-now-i-know-you-can-never/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/barack-obama-17_accounting_i-thought-i-could-start-over-you-see-but_975592.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/barack-obama-17_accounting_i-thought-i-could-start-over-you-see-but_975592.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/barack-obama-17_accounting_i-thought-i-could-start-over-you-see-but_975592.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I thought I could start over, you see. But now I know you can never start over. Not really. You think you…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality; a sort of glorified accounting that serves to regulate the affairs of those who have power--and that all too often seeks to explain, to those who do not, the ultimate wisdom and justness of their condition. But that's not all the law is. The law is also memory; the law also records a long-running conversation, a nation arguing with its conscience.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-study-of-law-can-be-disappointing-at-times-a-matter-of-applying-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/barack-obama-17_accounting_the-study-of-law-can-be-disappointing-at_2318867.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/barack-obama-17_accounting_the-study-of-law-can-be-disappointing-at_2318867.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/barack-obama-17_accounting_the-study-of-law-can-be-disappointing-at_2318867.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just as black anger often proved counterproductive, so have these white resentments distracted attention from the real culprits of the middle class squeeze - a corporate culture rife with inside dealing, questionable accounting practices, and short-term greed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/just-as-black-anger-often-proved-counterproductive-so-have-these/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/barack-obama-17_accounting_just-as-black-anger-often-proved-counter_2366112.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/barack-obama-17_accounting_just-as-black-anger-often-proved-counter_2366112.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/barack-obama-17_accounting_just-as-black-anger-often-proved-counter_2366112.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just as black anger often proved counterproductive, so have these white resentments distracted attention…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/barack-obama/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/barack-obama/", "name": "Accounting Quotes by Barack Obama", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/barack-obama/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/barack-obama-17_accounting_i-thought-i-could-start-over-you-see-but_975592.jpg" }, "description": "3 Accounting quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Accounting sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/barack-obama/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/barack-obama/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Accounting", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Barack Obama", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounting/barack-obama/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```