--- title: "8 Consistent Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "8 Consistent quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Consistent sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/barack-obama-17_adopted_consistent-with-section-202-d-of-the-nat_102682.jpg" --- > [Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency previously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/consistent-with-section-202-d-of-the-national-emergencies-act-50-u-s/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/barack-obama-17_adopted_consistent-with-section-202-d-of-the-nat_102682.jpg) > [What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-can-i-do-to-make-sure-that-middle-class-families-are-feeling/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdb/barack-obama-17_able_what-can-i-do-to-make-sure-that-middle-c_242303.jpg) > [ I make no apologies for us wanting to do this \[bombing Iraq and Syria\] appropriately and in a way that is consistent… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-make-no-apologies-for-us-wanting-to-do-this-bombing-iraq-and-syria/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/barack-obama-17_american-values_i-make-no-apologies-for-us-wanting-to-do_1157797.jpg) > [I would say that I have been consistent in my broad view of how American power should be deployed, and the view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-would-say-that-i-have-been-consistent-in-my-broad-view-of-how/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/barack-obama-17_ability_i-would-say-that-i-have-been-consistent_1470790.jpg) > [I'm very consistent about spending time with family. And when you have dinner with your daughters - they'll keep you in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-m-very-consistent-about-spending-time-with-family-and-when-you-have/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/barack-obama-17_consistent_i-m-very-consistent-about-spending-time_1682354.jpg) > [I think it's perfectly consistent to say that I want my government to be operating for all faiths and all peoples, including…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-it-s-perfectly-consistent-to-say-that-i-want-my-government-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/barack-obama-17_appropriate_i-think-it-s-perfectly-consistent-to-say_1725541.jpg) > [The United States, therefore, works to ensure that any actions we take are consistent with international laws and norms - including those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-united-states-therefore-works-to-ensure-that-any-actions-we-take/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/barack-obama-17_action_the-united-states-therefore-works-to-ens_1903498.jpg) > [ If you're saying that Prime Minister \[Benjamin\] Netanyahu got fired up, he's been fired up repeatedly during the course of my presidency,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-re-saying-that-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-got-fired-up/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bab/barack-obama-17_consistent_if-you-re-saying-that-prime-minister-ben_3052719.jpg) ## Other authors on Consistent ## 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/consistent/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "8 Consistent Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency previously declared on September 14, 2001, in Proclamation 7463, with respect to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the United States. 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