--- title: "12 Critical Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "12 Critical quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Critical sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/barack-obama-17_afghanistan_my-central-focus-is-what-are-we-doing-to_1723084.jpg" --- > [My central focus is what are we doing to protect the American people and the American homeland? Afghanistan and Pakistan are critical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-central-focus-is-what-are-we-doing-to-protect-the-american-people/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/barack-obama-17_afghanistan_my-central-focus-is-what-are-we-doing-to_1723084.jpg) > [ We seem to have trouble with \[critical thinking\]. And our political system doesn't help. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-seem-to-have-trouble-with-critical-thinking-and-our-political/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/barack-obama-17_critical_we-seem-to-have-trouble-with-critical-th_2649094.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) > [ I can document this past week \[of presidency\] we've put out memos from every agency showing what did we do. Try to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-document-this-past-week-of-presidency-we-ve-put-out-memos-from/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33d/barack-obama-17_agency_i-can-document-this-past-week-of-preside_98484.jpg) > [A number of countries, including some who have loudly criticized the NSA, privately acknowledge that America has special responsibilities as the world's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-number-of-countries-including-some-who-have-loudly-criticized-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/barack-obama-17_acknowledge_a-number-of-countries-including-some-who_1703137.jpg) > [Entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: the idea that if you have a good idea and are willing to work hard and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/entrepreneurs-embody-the-promise-of-america-the-idea-that-if-you-have/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/barack-obama-17_america_entrepreneurs-embody-the-promise-of-amer_2918720.jpg) > [Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important. And we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/of-all-the-rocks-upon-which-we-build-our-lives-we-are-reminded-today-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/barack-obama-17_being-a-father_of-all-the-rocks-upon-which-we-build-our_2838482.jpg) > [Part of what we have to do a better job of, if our democracy is to function in a complicated diverse society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/part-of-what-we-have-to-do-a-better-job-of-if-our-democracy-is-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/barack-obama-17_able_part-of-what-we-have-to-do-a-better-job_1896025.jpg) > [We could come together, Democrats and Republicans, to find practical, commonsense solutions to health care, to education, to energy issues, because although…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-could-come-together-democrats-and-republicans-to-find-practical/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/barack-obama-17_affiliation_we-could-come-together-democrats-and-rep_2657199.jpg) > [...as parents, we have to find the time and the energy to step in and help our children love reading. We can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-parents-we-have-to-find-the-time-and-the-energy-to-step-in-and/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf9/barack-obama-17_children_as-parents-we-have-to-find-the-time-and_2358520.jpg) > [You wouldn't know that if you talked to Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or some of the international activist organizations. Certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-wouldn-t-know-that-if-you-talked-to-human-rights-watch-or-amnesty/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/barack-obama-17_activist_you-wouldn-t-know-that-if-you-talked-to_634676.jpg) > [Number one, it is absolutely critical that we tone down the rhetoric when it comes to the immigration debate, because there has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/number-one-it-is-absolutely-critical-that-we-tone-down-the-rhetoric/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/117/barack-obama-17_community_number-one-it-is-absolutely-critical-tha_191912.jpg) ## Other authors on Critical ## 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/critical/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "12 Critical Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My central focus is what are we doing to protect the American people and the American homeland? 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Oftentimes, it has been directed at the Hispanic community. 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