Communication Quotes by Barack Obama

“Listen to understand rather than listen to respond.”

— Barack Obama

I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.

— Barack Obama

Because of the internet and communications, the clash of cultures is much more direct. People feel, I think, less certain about their…

— Barack Obama

I've enjoyed the conversations that we've had. [Donald Trump] is somebody who I think is not lacking in confidence.

— Barack Obama

“it’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.”

— Barack Obama

“For us to respond in that way to hateful speech... we empower the worst of us .. to create chaos around the world.”

— Barack Obama

Peace depends upon compromise among peoples who must live together long after our speeches are over, long after our votes have been…

— Barack Obama

Some people only speak of freedom of speech while they're out of power. Once they're in power, they're ruthless in suppressing the…

— Barack Obama

I think I have an ongoing conversation with God. I think throughout the day, I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm…

— Barack Obama

We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech - because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match…

— Barack Obama

As the United States begins a new chapter in our relationship with Cuba, we hope it will create an environment that improves…

— Barack Obama

The Internet and Twitter and all these things are very powerful, but it also means sometimes that instead of having a dialogue…

— Barack Obama

The values that we talked about, the values democracy and free speech and international norms and rule of law, respecting the ability…

— Barack Obama

I think I'm able to reach a lot of folks, despite the fact that the conventional news media sometimes says, "You know,…

— Barack Obama

I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties…

— Barack Obama

Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to…

— Barack Obama

I am willing to work with anybody who wants to have a serious conversation about our fiscal future. We're not going to…

— Barack Obama

John F.Kennedy gave probably the greatest inauguration speech ever that first time, but I guarantee you when he first walked out there…

— Barack Obama

We now live in a world where the most valuable skill you can sell is knowledge. Revolutions in technology and communication have…

— Barack Obama

I think it's very important to remember that so much of the work that gets done between countries is not done at…

— Barack Obama

In terms of my conversations with [Vladimir] Putin, these are conversations that took place before the election. As I indicated, there has…

— Barack Obama

I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to…

— Barack Obama

We've got to be able to have a conversation and recognize we're all Americans; we all want the best for this country.…

— Barack Obama

I was pretty realistic to people about what we could get done, and the situation we were in, and trying to tamp…

— Barack Obama

The Balkanization of the media means that nobody is having a single conversation with a single set of agreed-upon facts and assumptions…

— Barack Obama

I [give] maybe the long-winded speeches that not everybody reads, but I can also do a slow jam on Jimmy Fallon better…

— Barack Obama

David [Cameron] has been an outstanding friend and partner on the global stage and, based on our conversation, I'm confident that the…

— Barack Obama

The values that we share - freedom of speech, freedom of religious practice, freedom for civil society, free and fair elections, all…

— Barack Obama

I believe in evolution, scientific inquiry, and global warming; I believe in free speech, whether politically correct or politically incorrect, and I…

— Barack Obama

The conversations have been cordial. [Donald Trump] has been open to suggestions, and the main thing that I've tried to transmit is…

— Barack Obama

I'm not sure that the American people are looking for a lot of speeches. I think what they're looking for is action.…

— Barack Obama

But today, just a few years into the twenty-first century, we already find ourselves in a different and precarious position. As revolutions…

— Barack Obama