--- title: "4 Assessment Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "4 Assessment quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Assessment sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/barack-obama-17_assessment_i-can-be-much-more-sarcastic-and-i-think_644793.jpg" --- > [I can be much more sarcastic and, I think, sometimes withering in my assessments of things than I allow to show in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-be-much-more-sarcastic-and-i-think-sometimes-withering-in-my/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/barack-obama-17_assessment_i-can-be-much-more-sarcastic-and-i-think_644793.jpg) > [ When I talked to \[Donald Trump\] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-i-talked-to-donald-trump-about-our-intelligence-agencies-what-i/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/barack-obama-17_agency_when-i-talked-to-donald-trump-about-our_1376724.jpg) > [I came in with a healthy skepticism about these programs. My team evaluated them. We scrubbed them thoroughly. We actually expanded some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-came-in-with-a-healthy-skepticism-about-these-programs-my-team/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/barack-obama-17_abstract_i-came-in-with-a-healthy-skepticism-abou_1675843.jpg) > [I don't regret at all saying that if I saw Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons on his people that that would change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-regret-at-all-saying-that-if-i-saw-bashar-al-assad-using/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1a/barack-obama-17_als_i-don-t-regret-at-all-saying-that-if-i-s_2543086.jpg) ## Other authors on Assessment ## 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/assessment/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "4 Assessment Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can be much more sarcastic and, I think, sometimes withering in my assessments of things than I allow to show in my public life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-be-much-more-sarcastic-and-i-think-sometimes-withering-in-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/barack-obama-17_assessment_i-can-be-much-more-sarcastic-and-i-think_644793.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/barack-obama-17_assessment_i-can-be-much-more-sarcastic-and-i-think_644793.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/barack-obama-17_assessment_i-can-be-much-more-sarcastic-and-i-think_644793.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can be much more sarcastic and, I think, sometimes withering in my assessments of things than I allow to…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are gonna be times where you've got raw intelligence that comes in and in my experience, over eight years, the intelligence community is pretty good about saying, \"Look, we can't say for certain what this means.\" But there are gonna be times where the only way you can make a good decision is if you have confidence that the process is working, and the people that you put in charge are giving you their very best assessments.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-i-talked-to-donald-trump-about-our-intelligence-agencies-what-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/barack-obama-17_agency_when-i-talked-to-donald-trump-about-our_1376724.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/barack-obama-17_agency_when-i-talked-to-donald-trump-about-our_1376724.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/barack-obama-17_agency_when-i-talked-to-donald-trump-about-our_1376724.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I came in with a healthy skepticism about these programs. 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