--- title: "10 Capability Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "10 Capability quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Capability sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/barack-obama-17_allies_i-said-that-america-s-role-would-be-limi_1065721.jpg" --- > [I said that America's role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-said-that-america-s-role-would-be-limited-that-we-would-not-put/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/barack-obama-17_allies_i-said-that-america-s-role-would-be-limi_1065721.jpg) > [A lot of countries have advanced capabilities. And given the vulnerabilities of our infrastructure and our economies to digital platforms, we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-lot-of-countries-have-advanced-capabilities-and-given-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f00/barack-obama-17_battlefields_a-lot-of-countries-have-advanced-capabil_416948.jpg) > [We have to have better intelligence. We have to have better interdiction capabilities. And so the issue is not how much we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-have-to-have-better-intelligence-we-have-to-have-better/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fc/barack-obama-17_being-smart_we-have-to-have-better-intelligence-we-h_2575426.jpg) > [When it comes to our military, what we have to think about is not, you know just budgets, we've got to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-it-comes-to-our-military-what-we-have-to-think-about-is-not-you/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2c/barack-obama-17_budgets_when-it-comes-to-our-military-what-we-ha_2661357.jpg) > [We've evolved a lot since 9/11 also, in terms of our law enforcement capabilities, our intelligence capabilities, military, counterterrorism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-evolved-a-lot-since-9-11-also-in-terms-of-our-law-enforcement/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/988/barack-obama-17_capability_we-ve-evolved-a-lot-since-9-11-also-in-t_610933.jpg) > [The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-iranian-regime-supports-violent-extremists-and-challenges-us/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/barack-obama-17_arms_the-iranian-regime-supports-violent-extr_127169.jpg) > [ It is my view that if society was doing the right thing with respect to you, \[and there were\] programs targeted at… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-is-my-view-that-if-society-was-doing-the-right-thing-with-respect/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73a/barack-obama-17_able_it-is-my-view-that-if-society-was-doing_2708983.jpg) > [Third, we will continue to draw on our substantial counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks. Working with our partners, we will redouble…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/third-we-will-continue-to-draw-on-our-substantial-counterterrorism/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/barack-obama-17_capability_third-we-will-continue-to-draw-on-our-su_1439188.jpg) > [A number of countries, including some who have loudly criticized the NSA, privately acknowledge that America has special responsibilities as the world's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-number-of-countries-including-some-who-have-loudly-criticized-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/barack-obama-17_acknowledge_a-number-of-countries-including-some-who_1703137.jpg) > [The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-iranian-regime-supports-violent-extremists-and-challenges-us-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/barack-obama-17_arms_the-iranian-regime-supports-violent-extr_1574742.jpg) ## Other authors on Capability ## 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/capability/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "10 Capability Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I said that America's role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-said-that-america-s-role-would-be-limited-that-we-would-not-put/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/barack-obama-17_allies_i-said-that-america-s-role-would-be-limi_1065721.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/barack-obama-17_allies_i-said-that-america-s-role-would-be-limi_1065721.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/barack-obama-17_allies_i-said-that-america-s-role-would-be-limi_1065721.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I said that America's role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of countries have advanced capabilities. 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