--- title: "9 Bottom Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "9 Bottom quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Bottom sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/barack-obama-17_bombs_the-bottom-line-is-this-whereas-iran-was_3093512.jpg" --- > [The bottom line is this - whereas Iran was steadily expanding its nuclear program, we have now cut off every single path…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-bottom-line-is-this-whereas-iran-was-steadily-expanding-its/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/barack-obama-17_bombs_the-bottom-line-is-this-whereas-iran-was_3093512.jpg) > [I was elected because I believed in what we call "grassroots politics," politics from the bottom up, not the top down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-was-elected-because-i-believed-in-what-we-call-grassroots-politics/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/barack-obama-17_bottom_i-was-elected-because-i-believed-in-what_86122.jpg) > [Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/young-people-i-understand-this-is-important-to-you-but-as-you-be/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/barack-obama-17_bottom_young-people-i-understand-this-is-import_36406.jpg) > [The American people want to make sure that the rules of the game are fair. And what that means is that if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-american-people-want-to-make-sure-that-the-rules-of-the-game-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/barack-obama-17_access_the-american-people-want-to-make-sure-th_2640928.jpg) > [Just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the United States going into re-election wants gas prices to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/just-from-a-political-perspective-do-you-think-the-president-of-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/barack-obama-17_bottom_just-from-a-political-perspective-do-you_1972726.jpg) > [I think there are a lot of factors going into an election. I think the bottom line is - is that Donald…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-there-are-a-lot-of-factors-going-into-an-election-i-think-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/barack-obama-17_america_i-think-there-are-a-lot-of-factors-going_558499.jpg) > [The bottom line is that it's hard to find a model in which you can practically administer and sustain political support for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-bottom-line-is-that-it-s-hard-to-find-a-model-in-which-you-can/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/barack-obama-17_america_the-bottom-line-is-that-it-s-hard-to-fin_853363.jpg) > [It’s not that I want to punish your success. I want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-not-that-i-want-to-punish-your-success-i-want-to-make-sure-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/barack-obama-17_attitude_it-s-not-that-i-want-to-punish-your-succ_2633857.jpg) > [This kind of inequality - a level we haven't seen since the Great Depression - hurts us all. When middle-class families can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-kind-of-inequality-a-level-we-haven-t-seen-since-the-great/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/barack-obama-17_america_this-kind-of-inequality-a-level-we-haven_1114400.jpg) ## Other authors on Bottom ## 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/bottom/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "9 Bottom Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The bottom line is this - whereas Iran was steadily expanding its nuclear program, we have now cut off every single path that Iran could have used to build a bomb.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-bottom-line-is-this-whereas-iran-was-steadily-expanding-its/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/barack-obama-17_bombs_the-bottom-line-is-this-whereas-iran-was_3093512.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/barack-obama-17_bombs_the-bottom-line-is-this-whereas-iran-was_3093512.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/barack-obama-17_bombs_the-bottom-line-is-this-whereas-iran-was_3093512.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The bottom line is this - whereas Iran was steadily expanding its nuclear program, we have now cut off every…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was elected because I believed in what we call \"grassroots politics,\" politics from the bottom up, not the top down.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-was-elected-because-i-believed-in-what-we-call-grassroots-politics/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/barack-obama-17_bottom_i-was-elected-because-i-believed-in-what_86122.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/barack-obama-17_bottom_i-was-elected-because-i-believed-in-what_86122.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/barack-obama-17_bottom_i-was-elected-because-i-believed-in-what_86122.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was elected because I believed in what we call \"grassroots politics,\" politics from the bottom up, not the…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war and peace, maybe way at the bottom you should be thinking about marijuana.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/young-people-i-understand-this-is-important-to-you-but-as-you-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/barack-obama-17_bottom_young-people-i-understand-this-is-import_36406.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/barack-obama-17_bottom_young-people-i-understand-this-is-import_36406.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/barack-obama-17_bottom_young-people-i-understand-this-is-import_36406.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The American people want to make sure that the rules of the game are fair. 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