--- title: "21 Clean Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "21 Clean quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Clean sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/barack-obama-17_carbon_a-low-carbon-clean-energy-economy-can-be_1596453.jpg" --- > [A low-carbon, clean energy economy can be an engine of growth for decades to come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-low-carbon-clean-energy-economy-can-be-an-engine-of-growth-for/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/barack-obama-17_carbon_a-low-carbon-clean-energy-economy-can-be_1596453.jpg) > [Senator Joe Biden is pretty clean and articulate for a white guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/senator-joe-biden-is-pretty-clean-and-articulate-for-a-white-guy/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b5/barack-obama-17_biden_senator-joe-biden-is-pretty-clean-and-ar_2529387.jpg) > [As long as countries like China keep going all in on clean energy, so must we.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-long-as-countries-like-china-keep-going-all-in-on-clean-energy-so/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/barack-obama-17_china_as-long-as-countries-like-china-keep-goi_1934127.jpg) > [Without regard to whether some place is wealthy or poor, everybody should have the chance at clean air and clean water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/without-regard-to-whether-some-place-is-wealthy-or-poor-everybody/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/barack-obama-17_air_without-regard-to-whether-some-place-is_1157683.jpg) > [The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-nation-that-leads-the-clean-energy-economy-will-be-the-nation/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/barack-obama-17_clean_the-nation-that-leads-the-clean-energy-e_982081.jpg) > [We need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by ending the subsidies for oil companies, and doubling down on clean energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-need-to-reduce-our-dependence-on-foreign-oil-by-ending-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/barack-obama-17_clean_we-need-to-reduce-our-dependence-on-fore_251835.jpg) > [The more we are using clean energy, renewable energy sources, the less environmentally problematic facilities end up being a problem for everybody,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-more-we-are-using-clean-energy-renewable-energy-sources-the-less/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/barack-obama-17_clean_the-more-we-are-using-clean-energy-renew_569067.jpg) > [Some technologies don't pan out; some companies fail. But I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy. ... I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/some-technologies-don-t-pan-out-some-companies-fail-but-i-will-not/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/barack-obama-17_batteries_some-technologies-don-t-pan-out-some-com_2048112.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/barack-obama-17_action_we-ve-taken-bold-action-at-home-by-makin_3216185.jpg) > [When, you know, I'm busy and Nancy Pelosi is busy with our mop cleaning up somebody else's mess –- we don't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-you-know-i-m-busy-and-nancy-pelosi-is-busy-with-our-mop-cleaning/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/barack-obama-17_applause_when-you-know-i-m-busy-and-nancy-pelosi_966685.jpg) > [In sectors like energy, I haven't been arguing for more spending per se; I've been arguing that it doesn't make sense for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-sectors-like-energy-i-haven-t-been-arguing-for-more-spending-per/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/barack-obama-17_arguing_in-sectors-like-energy-i-haven-t-been-ar_1847022.jpg) > [We've subsidized oil companies for a century. That's long enough. It's time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that rarely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-subsidized-oil-companies-for-a-century-that-s-long-enough-it-s/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b2/barack-obama-17_century_we-ve-subsidized-oil-companies-for-a-cen_1010859.jpg) > [But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/but-to-truly-transform-our-economy-protect-our-security-and-save-our/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05d/barack-obama-17_america_but-to-truly-transform-our-economy-prote_816045.jpg) > [There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-is-no-military-solution-to-the-war-in-iraq-our-troops-can-help/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb8/barack-obama-17_able_there-is-no-military-solution-to-the-war_1783330.jpg) > [Together, we could open up government and invite citizens in, while connecting all of America to 21st century broadband. We could use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/together-we-could-open-up-government-and-invite-citizens-in-while/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/barack-obama-17_21st-century_together-we-could-open-up-government-and_1061845.jpg) > [I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change. But here's the thing -- even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-know-that-there-are-those-who-disagree-with-the-overwhelming/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a4/barack-obama-17_america_i-know-that-there-are-those-who-disagree_1431445.jpg) > [ If we \[American nation\] are only thinking about tomorrow or the next day and not thinking about 10 years from now, we're… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-american-nation-are-only-thinking-about-tomorrow-or-the-next/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/barack-obama-17_built_if-we-american-nation-are-only-thinking_2170088.jpg) > [We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-need-scientists-to-design-new-fuels-we-need-farmers-to-help-grow/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/barack-obama-17_age_we-need-scientists-to-design-new-fuels-w_2271783.jpg) > [Environmentalism is not an upper-income issue, it's not a white issue, it's not a black issue, it's not a South or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/environmentalism-is-not-an-upper-income-issue-it-s-not-a-white-issue/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/barack-obama-17_air_environmentalism-is-not-an-upper-income_633504.jpg) > [I've always viewed the Paris Agreement as a starting point. If you look at all the commitments that have been made by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-ve-always-viewed-the-paris-agreement-as-a-starting-point-if-you/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/barack-obama-17_agreement_i-ve-always-viewed-the-paris-agreement-a_2401215.jpg) > [ Both of our nations \[America and Germany\] were proud to join the Paris Climate Agreement which the world should work to implement… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/both-of-our-nations-america-and-germany-were-proud-to-join-the-paris/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/barack-obama-17_agreement_both-of-our-nations-america-and-germany_2194865.jpg) ## Other authors on Clean ## 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/clean/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "21 Clean Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A low-carbon, clean energy economy can be an engine of growth for decades to come.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": 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