--- title: "7 Chapters Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "7 Chapters quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Chapters sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/barack-obama-17_brighter_a-brighter-future-is-ours-to-write-let-s_505474.jpg" --- > [A brighter future is ours to write. Let’s begin this new chapter — together — and let’s start the work right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-brighter-future-is-ours-to-write-let-s-begin-this-new-chapter/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/barack-obama-17_brighter_a-brighter-future-is-ours-to-write-let-s_505474.jpg) > [We will remember that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-will-remember-that-we-are-not-as-divided-as-our-politics-suggests/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c1/barack-obama-17_brotherhood_we-will-remember-that-we-are-not-as-divi_1069283.jpg) > [Our resources may be finite, but our will is infinite, and I am confident that if we come together and summon that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-resources-may-be-finite-but-our-will-is-infinite-and-i-am/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/barack-obama-17_american-spirit_our-resources-may-be-finite-but-our-will_1168967.jpg) > [We also recommit to supporting tribal self-determination, security, and prosperity for all Native Americans. While we cannot erase the scourges or broken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-also-recommit-to-supporting-tribal-self-determination-security-and/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/barack-obama-17_american-indian_we-also-recommit-to-supporting-tribal-se_1182504.jpg) > [As the United States begins a new chapter in our relationship with Cuba, we hope it will create an environment that improves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-the-united-states-begins-a-new-chapter-in-our-relationship-with/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/barack-obama-17_aspiration_as-the-united-states-begins-a-new-chapte_1552151.jpg) > [So we have a choice to make. We can once again let Washington's bad habits stand in the way of progress. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-we-have-a-choice-to-make-we-can-once-again-let-washington-s-bad/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/barack-obama-17_america_so-we-have-a-choice-to-make-we-can-once_2378787.jpg) > [Since taking office, I've made it clear that the United States was prepared to begin a new chapter of engagement with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/since-taking-office-i-ve-made-it-clear-that-the-united-states-was/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/barack-obama-17_better-future_since-taking-office-i-ve-made-it-clear-t_2655994.jpg) ## Other authors on Chapters ## 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/chapters/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Chapters Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A brighter future is ours to write. 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