--- title: "16 Asking Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "16 Asking quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Asking sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee7/barack-obama-17_ability_i-m-asking-you-to-believe-not-just-in-my_870995.jpg" --- > [I'M ASKING YOU TO BELIEVE... not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington... I'm asking you to believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-m-asking-you-to-believe-not-just-in-my-ability-to-bring-about-real-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee7/barack-obama-17_ability_i-m-asking-you-to-believe-not-just-in-my_870995.jpg) > [Undecided," while running for re-election to state Senate in 1998, in response to an Outlines questionnaire asking, "Do you favor legalizing same-sex marriage?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/undecided-while-running-for-re-election-to-state-senate-in-1998-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/721/barack-obama-17_asking_undecided-while-running-for-re-election_1344311.jpg) > [It is easy to get to a higher number when you are not asking anything difficult from yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-is-easy-to-get-to-a-higher-number-when-you-are-not-asking-anything/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/barack-obama-17_asking_it-is-easy-to-get-to-a-higher-number-whe_653648.jpg) > [What we should be asking is not whether we need a big government or small government, but how we can create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-should-be-asking-is-not-whether-we-need-a-big-government-or/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/barack-obama-17_asking_what-we-should-be-asking-is-not-whether_1745218.jpg) > [I think I have an ongoing conversation with God. I think throughout the day, I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-i-have-an-ongoing-conversation-with-god-i-think-throughout/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/barack-obama-17_asking_i-think-i-have-an-ongoing-conversation-w_2308804.jpg) > [Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-questions-don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-for-help-when-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/barack-obama-17_ask-for-help_don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-questions-don-t-b_2710557.jpg) > [Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/keep-exploring-keep-dreaming-keep-asking-why-don-t-settle-for-what/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/barack-obama-17_asking_keep-exploring-keep-dreaming-keep-asking_1153436.jpg) > [I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I'm asking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-m-asking-you-to-believe-not-just-in-my-ability-to-bring-about-real/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb1/barack-obama-17_ability_i-m-asking-you-to-believe-not-just-in-my_88159.jpg) > [I want to reduce America's deficit by cutting spending that we don't need but also by asking the wealthy to do a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-want-to-reduce-america-s-deficit-by-cutting-spending-that-we-don-t/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/barack-obama-17_21st-century_i-want-to-reduce-america-s-deficit-by-cu_731824.jpg) > [The president of the United States is supposed to lead the free world and not follow it. Other nations have been more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-president-of-the-united-states-is-supposed-to-lead-the-free-world/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/barack-obama-17_asking_the-president-of-the-united-states-is-su_3233099.jpg) > [All too rarely do I hear people asking just what it is that we've done to make so many children's hearts so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-too-rarely-do-i-hear-people-asking-just-what-it-is-that-we-ve/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/barack-obama-17_asking_all-too-rarely-do-i-hear-people-asking-j_3009874.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) > [Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-questions-don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-for-help-when/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/barack-obama-17_ask-for-help_don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-questions-don-t-b_2484806.jpg) > [I am asking my Attorney General to create a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general to expand our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-asking-my-attorney-general-to-create-a-special-unit-of-federal/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/barack-obama-17_abusive_i-am-asking-my-attorney-general-to-creat_104415.jpg) > [For now, whether you are young or whether you're young at heart, I do have one final ask of you as your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-now-whether-you-are-young-or-whether-you-re-young-at-heart-i-do/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/barack-obama-17_ability_for-now-whether-you-are-young-or-whether_2321264.jpg) > [When you've got little kids, and you're tucking them in. When you open a door and they're in their pajamas and they're,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-you-ve-got-little-kids-and-you-re-tucking-them-in-when-you-open/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/barack-obama-17_asking_when-you-ve-got-little-kids-and-you-re-t_284141.jpg) ## Other authors on Asking ## 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/asking/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "16 Asking Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'M ASKING YOU TO BELIEVE... not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington... 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