--- title: "10 Checks Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "10 Checks quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Checks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/barack-obama-17_abuse_it-s-important-to-make-sure-that-governm_2348859.jpg" --- > [It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee what's being done so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-important-to-make-sure-that-governments-have-some-checks-on-what/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/barack-obama-17_abuse_it-s-important-to-make-sure-that-governm_2348859.jpg) > [We are going to trace more effectively, how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-are-going-to-trace-more-effectively-how-these-guns-are-ending-up/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f8/barack-obama-17_amendment_we-are-going-to-trace-more-effectively-h_532390.jpg) > [My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And ... she's not somebody who looks to the limelight, or even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-wife-has-been-my-closest-friend-my-closest-advisor-and-she-s-not/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/barack-obama-17_advisors_my-wife-has-been-my-closest-friend-my-cl_1321411.jpg) > [African American boys oftentimes fall behind in school early, start feeling discouraged, check out, drop out, end up on the streets and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/african-american-boys-oftentimes-fall-behind-in-school-early-start/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/barack-obama-17_african-american_african-american-boys-oftentimes-fall-be_2201163.jpg) > [I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-our-politics-everywhere-are-gonna-be-going-through-this/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/barack-obama-17_ability_i-think-that-our-politics-everywhere-are_868133.jpg) > [Theoretically, you can make, obviously, a powerful argument that centuries of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination are the primary cause for all those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/theoretically-you-can-make-obviously-a-powerful-argument-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/barack-obama-17_aggressive_theoretically-you-can-make-obviously-a-p_190748.jpg) > [The other reason might be that you want to talk to voters when you've got seven primaries in seven days. Understand what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-other-reason-might-be-that-you-want-to-talk-to-voters-when-you-ve/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/barack-obama-17_campaigns_the-other-reason-might-be-that-you-want_1459937.jpg) > [Honestly this is not going to change unless the people who want to prevent these kinds of mass shootings from taking place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/honestly-this-is-not-going-to-change-unless-the-people-who-want-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/barack-obama-17_background-checks_honestly-this-is-not-going-to-change-unl_1320156.jpg) > [If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void: lobbyists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-give-up-on-the-idea-that-your-voice-can-make-a-difference-then-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/barack-obama-17_care_if-you-give-up-on-the-idea-that-your-voi_1781380.jpg) > [We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-know-the-battle-ahead-will-be-long-but-always-remember-that-no-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/barack-obama-17_america_we-know-the-battle-ahead-will-be-long-bu_1431420.jpg) ## Other authors on Checks ## 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/checks/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "10 Checks Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee what's being done so the government doesn't abuse it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-important-to-make-sure-that-governments-have-some-checks-on-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/barack-obama-17_abuse_it-s-important-to-make-sure-that-governm_2348859.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/barack-obama-17_abuse_it-s-important-to-make-sure-that-governm_2348859.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/barack-obama-17_abuse_it-s-important-to-make-sure-that-governm_2348859.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are going to trace more effectively, how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who often times are selling to straw purchasers. 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We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant …... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. 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