--- title: "13 Arguing Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "13 Arguing quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Arguing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38f/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-believe-in-term-limits-for-presidents_111311.jpg" --- > [I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-believe-in-term-limits-for-presidents-because-i-think-that-there-is/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38f/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-believe-in-term-limits-for-presidents_111311.jpg) > [You don't like a particular policy or a particular president? Then argue for your position. Go out there and win an election.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-don-t-like-a-particular-policy-or-a-particular-president-then/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/barack-obama-17_arguing_you-don-t-like-a-particular-policy-or-a_1394362.jpg) > [We were still able to see the phone records of a potential terrorist cause, we held them, now you have to hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-were-still-able-to-see-the-phone-records-of-a-potential-terrorist/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/barack-obama-17_able_we-were-still-able-to-see-the-phone-reco_325604.jpg) > [ They \[ Respublicans\] wanna argue the sensational which is about abort not certain cases of abortion, but the fact is it's a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/they-respublicans-wanna-argue-the-sensational-which-is-about-abort/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/barack-obama-17_abortion_they-respublicans-wanna-argue-the-sensat_1183825.jpg) > [You could analyze me and say that my father leaving and being absent was a motivator for early ambition, trying to prove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-could-analyze-me-and-say-that-my-father-leaving-and-being-absent/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/barack-obama-17_absent_you-could-analyze-me-and-say-that-my-fat_2713061.jpg) > [I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-need-you-to-go-out-and-talk-to-your-friends-and-talk-to-your/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d71/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-need-you-to-go-out-and-talk-to-your-fr_1445252.jpg) > [In sectors like energy, I haven't been arguing for more spending per se; I've been arguing that it doesn't make sense for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-sectors-like-energy-i-haven-t-been-arguing-for-more-spending-per/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/barack-obama-17_arguing_in-sectors-like-energy-i-haven-t-been-ar_1847022.jpg) > [I don't think there's a lot of dispute for this. You can argue that we didn't get everything done that we wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-think-there-s-a-lot-of-dispute-for-this-you-can-argue-that-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-don-t-think-there-s-a-lot-of-dispute-f_1097260.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) > [Going back to the discussion we were having about immigration reform, some of the most challenging discussions I've had are with activists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/going-back-to-the-discussion-we-were-having-about-immigration-reform/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/435/barack-obama-17_activist_going-back-to-the-discussion-we-were-hav_3086903.jpg) > [Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/secularists-are-wrong-when-they-ask-believers-to-leave-their-religion/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/barack-obama-17_abraham_secularists-are-wrong-when-they-ask-beli_774289.jpg) > [I am here for my mother and all the Americans who are forced to spend time arguing with health insurance companies instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-here-for-my-mother-and-all-the-americans-who-are-forced-to-spend/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-am-here-for-my-mother-and-all-the-amer_1961531.jpg) > [ I can think about what \[Mahatma\] Gandhi said or \[Martin Luther\] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-think-about-what-mahatma-gandhi-said-or-martin-luther-king-said/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/barack-obama-17_action_i-can-think-about-what-mahatma-gandhi-sa_403206.jpg) ## Other authors on Arguing ## 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/arguing/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "13 Arguing Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I was when I start. 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You can argue that we didn't get everything done that we wanted to get done, but I can make a really strong argument, and I think prove, that by almost every measure the country's better off now than when I started.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-think-there-s-a-lot-of-dispute-for-this-you-can-argue-that-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-don-t-think-there-s-a-lot-of-dispute-f_1097260.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-don-t-think-there-s-a-lot-of-dispute-f_1097260.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-don-t-think-there-s-a-lot-of-dispute-f_1097260.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think there's a lot of dispute for this. 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Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Williams Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King - indeed, the majority of great reformers in American history - were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause. 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I am here for the millions of lives that will be touched and in some cases, saved, by health insurance reform. I am here for the small businesses who are forced to choose between health care and hiring. I am here for the seniors who are unable to afford the prescriptions they need.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-here-for-my-mother-and-all-the-americans-who-are-forced-to-spend/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-am-here-for-my-mother-and-all-the-amer_1961531.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-am-here-for-my-mother-and-all-the-amer_1961531.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-am-here-for-my-mother-and-all-the-amer_1961531.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am here for my mother and all the Americans who are forced to spend time arguing with health insurance…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to my job by asking myself the question whenever we're confronted with a situation where some may be arguing for military action: Will this actually result in America being safer, or the most lives being saved?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-think-about-what-mahatma-gandhi-said-or-martin-luther-king-said/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/barack-obama-17_action_i-can-think-about-what-mahatma-gandhi-sa_403206.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/barack-obama-17_action_i-can-think-about-what-mahatma-gandhi-sa_403206.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/barack-obama-17_action_i-can-think-about-what-mahatma-gandhi-sa_403206.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arguing/barack-obama/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arguing/barack-obama/", "name": "Arguing Quotes by Barack Obama", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arguing/barack-obama/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38f/barack-obama-17_arguing_i-believe-in-term-limits-for-presidents_111311.jpg" }, "description": "13 Arguing quotes by Barack Obama. 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