--- title: "8 Boards Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "8 Boards quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Boards sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/barack-obama-17_accountability_it-s-my-job-as-president-and-congress-s_409763.jpg" --- > [It's my job as President and Congress’s job to maker sure that there’s some rules of the road that people are going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-my-job-as-president-and-congress-s-job-to-maker-sure-that-there/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/barack-obama-17_accountability_it-s-my-job-as-president-and-congress-s_409763.jpg) > [The importance of making sure that the sense of accountability when, in fact, law enforcement is involved in a deadly shooting is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-importance-of-making-sure-that-the-sense-of-accountability-when/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/barack-obama-17_accountability_the-importance-of-making-sure-that-the-s_1039499.jpg) > [Part of what makes me most optimistic is if you look at the attitudes of young people. Across the board, young people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/part-of-what-makes-me-most-optimistic-is-if-you-look-at-the-attitudes/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/173/barack-obama-17_attitude_part-of-what-makes-me-most-optimistic-is_1354768.jpg) > [ More broadly, Prime Minister Lee \[Hsien Loong\] and I will work to advance the US-Singapore partnership across the board. We're committed to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/more-broadly-prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-and-i-will-work-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/barack-obama-17_agreement_more-broadly-prime-minister-lee-hsien-lo_1490777.jpg) > [There are a lot of very religious scientists around. I think the problem here is that in our school systems, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-a-lot-of-very-religious-scientists-around-i-think-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/barack-obama-17_boards_there-are-a-lot-of-very-religious-scient_1866415.jpg) > [What the Paris agreement now does is say to China and India and other countries that are potentially polluting, come on board.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-the-paris-agreement-now-does-is-say-to-china-and-india-and-other/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d6/barack-obama-17_agreement_what-the-paris-agreement-now-does-is-say_1867075.jpg) > [You have to be involved during midterm elections, you have to care about what happens at a school board level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-have-to-be-involved-during-midterm-elections-you-have-to-care/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/barack-obama-17_boards_you-have-to-be-involved-during-midterm-e_2683012.jpg) > [What I value most about Pastor Wright is not his day-to-day political advice. He's much more of a sounding board for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-i-value-most-about-pastor-wright-is-not-his-day-to-day-political/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/884/barack-obama-17_advice_what-i-value-most-about-pastor-wright-is_2883355.jpg) ## Other authors on Boards ## 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/boards/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "8 Boards Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's my job as President and Congress’s job to maker sure that there’s some rules of the road that people are going to abide by and that we’ve got transparency and accountability that this stuff is being posted and one of the things that we are going to do is put together an independent board on the recovery package…", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-my-job-as-president-and-congress-s-job-to-maker-sure-that-there/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/barack-obama-17_accountability_it-s-my-job-as-president-and-congress-s_409763.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/barack-obama-17_accountability_it-s-my-job-as-president-and-congress-s_409763.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/barack-obama-17_accountability_it-s-my-job-as-president-and-congress-s_409763.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's my job as President and Congress’s job to maker sure that there’s some rules of the road that people…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The importance of making sure that the sense of accountability when, in fact, law enforcement is involved in a deadly shooting is something that I think communities across the board are going to need to consider, we have a great opportunity, coming out of some great conflict and tragedy, to really transform how we think about community law enforcement relations so that everybody feels safer and our law enforcement officers feel, rather than being embattled, feel fully supported.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-importance-of-making-sure-that-the-sense-of-accountability-when/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/barack-obama-17_accountability_the-importance-of-making-sure-that-the-s_1039499.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/barack-obama-17_accountability_the-importance-of-making-sure-that-the-s_1039499.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/barack-obama-17_accountability_the-importance-of-making-sure-that-the-s_1039499.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The importance of making sure that the sense of accountability when, in fact, law enforcement is involved in…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Part of what makes me most optimistic is if you look at the attitudes of young people. 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