--- title: "7 Communicate Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "7 Communicate quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Communicate sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/barack-obama-17_bigs_there-is-a-big-part-of-me-that-has-a-wri_393245.jpg" --- > [There is a big part of me that has a writer's sensibility. And so that's how I think. That's how I pursue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-is-a-big-part-of-me-that-has-a-writer-s-sensibility-and-so-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/barack-obama-17_bigs_there-is-a-big-part-of-me-that-has-a-wri_393245.jpg) > [My job is to communicate to the American people that the Muslim world is filled with extraordinary people who simply want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-job-is-to-communicate-to-the-american-people-that-the-muslim-world/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/barack-obama-17_american-people_my-job-is-to-communicate-to-the-american_992495.jpg) > [What I want to communicate is the fact that in all my travels throughout the Muslim world, what I've come to understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-i-want-to-communicate-is-the-fact-that-in-all-my-travels/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/barack-obama-17_christian_what-i-want-to-communicate-is-the-fact-t_1116252.jpg) > [I do think that it is impossible for us to think only in terms of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and not think in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-do-think-that-it-is-impossible-for-us-to-think-only-in-terms-of-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/barack-obama-17_afghanistan_i-do-think-that-it-is-impossible-for-us_1165017.jpg) > [My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-job-to-the-muslim-world-is-to-communicate-that-the-americans-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/barack-obama-17_communicate_my-job-to-the-muslim-world-is-to-communi_1318757.jpg) > [ It's easier to make negative attacks and simplistic slogans \[in social media\] than it is to communicate complex policies. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-easier-to-make-negative-attacks-and-simplistic-slogans-in-social/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/barack-obama-17_communicate_it-s-easier-to-make-negative-attacks-and_1455165.jpg) > [The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-thing-about-hip-hop-today-is-it-s-smart-it-s-insightful-the-way/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/barack-obama-17_communicate_the-thing-about-hip-hop-today-is-it-s-sm_2671987.jpg) ## Other authors on Communicate ## 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/communicate/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Communicate Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is a big part of me that has a writer's sensibility. And so that's how I think. That's how I pursue truth. 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