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title: "33 Building Quotes By Barack Obama"
description: "33 Building quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Building sayings from other authors."
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> [We've taken bold action at home by making historic investments in renewable energy, by putting our people to work increasing efficiency in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-taken-bold-action-at-home-by-making-historic-investments-in/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Building new roads and bridges creates jobs. Growing our exports creates jobs. Reforming our outdated tax system and our broken immigration system…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/building-new-roads-and-bridges-creates-jobs-growing-our-exports/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Part of American leadership is making sure that we're doing nation building here at home. That will help us maintain the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/part-of-american-leadership-is-making-sure-that-we-re-doing-nation/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [My particular worries on any given day - how I'm doing in the polls or what somebody is saying about me... for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-particular-worries-on-any-given-day-how-i-m-doing-in-the-polls-or/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [More than a building that houses books and data, the library represents a window to a larger world, the place where we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/more-than-a-building-that-houses-books-and-data-the-library/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [When individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they're not protesting. They're not making a statement. They're stealing. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-individuals-get-crowbars-and-start-prying-open-doors-to-loot/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [If we're serious about building an economy that lasts, we have got to get serious about education. We are going to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-re-serious-about-building-an-economy-that-lasts-we-have-got-to/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Building on our Young South-east Asian Leaders Initiative, I'm hopeful that we can continue expand the ties and cooperation between our young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/building-on-our-young-south-east-asian-leaders-initiative-i-m-hopeful/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [There's been a lot of talk about body cameras as a silver bullet or a solution. I think the task force concluded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-s-been-a-lot-of-talk-about-body-cameras-as-a-silver-bullet-or-a/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Reversing structural problems in our economy that have been building up for two decades, that was gonna take time. It was gonna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/reversing-structural-problems-in-our-economy-that-have-been-building/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [In my heart I know you didn't come here just for me, you came here because you believe in what this country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-my-heart-i-know-you-didn-t-come-here-just-for-me-you-came-here/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [One of the challenges over the last decade is America has done experiments in nation building in places like Iraq and Afghanistan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-challenges-over-the-last-decade-is-america-has-done/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [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/)

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> [We've got to control our own energy. Now, not only oil and natural gas, which we've been investing in; but also, we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-got-to-control-our-own-energy-now-not-only-oil-and-natural-gas/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [ Both our nations \[Malasian and American\] are committed to building a regional order where all nations play by the same rules and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/both-our-nations-malasian-and-american-are-committed-to-building-a/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [It's no wonder that America's engagement in the region has strong, sustained, bipartisan support. So I'll be handing my successor a strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-no-wonder-that-america-s-engagement-in-the-region-has-strong/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [The role of government has never been to plan every detail or dictate every outcome. At its best, government has simply knocked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-role-of-government-has-never-been-to-plan-every-detail-or-dictate/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I think the American people recognize is after a decade of war it's time to do some nation building here at home.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-the-american-people-recognize-is-after-a-decade-of-war-it-s/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [You're not going to be able to make good decisions without building some relationship of trust between yourself and community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-re-not-going-to-be-able-to-make-good-decisions-without-building/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Nothing will deter us from building the future we want for our children. What greater rejection of those who would tear down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/nothing-will-deter-us-from-building-the-future-we-want-for-our/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [ \[Donald Trump\] is in the process of building up an organization. And well, we'll have to see how that works. And it'll… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/donald-trump-is-in-the-process-of-building-up-an-organization-and/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination. ... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-must-build-a-world-free-of-unnecessary-barriers-stereotypes-and/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I promised to bring change to Washington. The underlying reason for the economic mess we're in has been building for years. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-promised-to-bring-change-to-washington-the-underlying-reason-for/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [We remember the surge and we remember the Awakening -- when the abyss of chaos turned toward the promise of reconciliation. By…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-remember-the-surge-and-we-remember-the-awakening-when-the-abyss-of/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [It's harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -- all the fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-harder-to-end-a-war-than-begin-one-indeed-everything-that/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [ \[Our troops in Iraq and Afganistan\] does give us the ability to make sure that we are strengthening those folk who are… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-troops-in-iraq-and-afganistan-does-give-us-the-ability-to-make/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Here in the United States, hopefully, what we're building are not just pyramids, are not icons to one pharaoh. What we're building…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/here-in-the-united-states-hopefully-what-we-re-building-are-not-just/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I do want to once again speak directly to the Iranian people. Yours is a great civilization with a vibrant culture that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-do-want-to-once-again-speak-directly-to-the-iranian-people-yours-is/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [We can't discount how scary and shaken not just the Turkish government is, but Turkish society is. Imagine if you had some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-can-t-discount-how-scary-and-shaken-not-just-the-turkish/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I'll be the first US president to not only visit Kenya and Ethiopia, but also to address the continent as a whole,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-ll-be-the-first-us-president-to-not-only-visit-kenya-and-ethiopia/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [We're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people. We're building a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-re-leaving-behind-a-sovereign-stable-and-self-reliant-iraq-with-a/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [That's what building a body of work is all about. It's about the daily labor, the many individual acts, the choices large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-s-what-building-a-body-of-work-is-all-about-it-s-about-the-daily/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [As Commander in Chief, I will maintain the strongest military in the world, keep faith with our troops and go after those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-commander-in-chief-i-will-maintain-the-strongest-military-in-the/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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## Other authors on Building

## 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/)

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