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title: "6 Crowds Quotes By Barack Obama"
description: "6 Crowds quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Crowds sayings from other authors."
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> [I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-believe-in-keeping-guns-out-of-our-inner-cities-and-that-our-2/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [There are places I want to visit where if I'm wearing a baseball cap and some sunglasses I think I can get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-places-i-want-to-visit-where-if-i-m-wearing-a-baseball-cap/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I found during the course of my political career on the national scene there's a point where the vanity burns away and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-found-during-the-course-of-my-political-career-on-the-national/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I use a different style if I'm speaking to a big crowd; I can gin up folks pretty well. But when I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-use-a-different-style-if-i-m-speaking-to-a-big-crowd-i-can-gin-up/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/estiven-rodriguez-couldn-t-speak-a-word-of-english-when-he-moved-to/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [ \[When I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan\] that was the first time in which I looked out at a crowd of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-i-ordered-30-000-more-troops-into-afghanistan-that-was-the-first/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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## Other authors on Crowds

## 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/)

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