--- title: "12 Degrees Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "12 Degrees quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Degrees sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/barack-obama-17_cyber_the-cyber-world-is-sort-of-the-wild-wild_188363.jpg" --- > [The cyber world is sort of the Wild, Wild West, and to some degree, we're asked to be the sheriff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-cyber-world-is-sort-of-the-wild-wild-west-and-to-some-degree-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/barack-obama-17_cyber_the-cyber-world-is-sort-of-the-wild-wild_188363.jpg) > [As you travel through the Middle East what keeps on striking home to me is how similar everyone is, and yet the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-you-travel-through-the-middle-east-what-keeps-on-striking-home-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/barack-obama-17_deals_as-you-travel-through-the-middle-east-wh_801469.jpg) > [ I don't think I underestimated \[Vladimir Putin\], but I think that I underestimated the degree to which, in this new information age,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-think-i-underestimated-vladimir-putin-but-i-think-that-i/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/barack-obama-17_age_i-don-t-think-i-underestimated-vladimir_1752575.jpg) > [We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-can-t-drive-our-suvs-and-eat-as-much-as-we-want-and-keep-our-homes/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/barack-obama-17_climate_we-can-t-drive-our-suvs-and-eat-as-much_2691296.jpg) > [One of the things that I am concerned about is the degree to which we've seen a lot of commentary lately where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-things-that-i-am-concerned-about-is-the-degree-to-which-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/barack-obama-17_cables_one-of-the-things-that-i-am-concerned-ab_2100512.jpg) > [The bottom line is that it's hard to find a model in which you can practically administer and sustain political support for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-bottom-line-is-that-it-s-hard-to-find-a-model-in-which-you-can/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/barack-obama-17_america_the-bottom-line-is-that-it-s-hard-to-fin_853363.jpg) > [The degree of polarization that currently exists in Washington is such where I think it's fair to say if I presented a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-degree-of-polarization-that-currently-exists-in-washington-is/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/barack-obama-17_cancer_the-degree-of-polarization-that-currentl_2665052.jpg) > [There are a lot of very religious scientists around. I think the problem here is that in our school systems, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-a-lot-of-very-religious-scientists-around-i-think-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/barack-obama-17_boards_there-are-a-lot-of-very-religious-scient_1866415.jpg) > [Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whatever-positions-of-leadership-i/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/barack-obama-17_able_whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whateve_2274772.jpg) > [The thing that has disturbed me most about the Russian hacking episode is - and the thing that surprised me most has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-thing-that-has-disturbed-me-most-about-the-russian-hacking/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/barack-obama-17_circles_the-thing-that-has-disturbed-me-most-abo_2670452.jpg) > [Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/let-s-also-make-sure-that-a-high-school-diploma-puts-our-kids-on-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/barack-obama-17_associates_let-s-also-make-sure-that-a-high-school_1697480.jpg) > [I remember when I was in Chicago and data started coming out that when black folks walk into an auto dealership, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-remember-when-i-was-in-chicago-and-data-started-coming-out-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02d/barack-obama-17_black_i-remember-when-i-was-in-chicago-and-dat_996816.jpg) ## Other authors on Degrees ## 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/degrees/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "12 Degrees Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The cyber world is sort of the Wild, Wild West, and to some degree, we're asked to be the sheriff.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-cyber-world-is-sort-of-the-wild-wild-west-and-to-some-degree-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/barack-obama-17_cyber_the-cyber-world-is-sort-of-the-wild-wild_188363.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/barack-obama-17_cyber_the-cyber-world-is-sort-of-the-wild-wild_188363.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/barack-obama-17_cyber_the-cyber-world-is-sort-of-the-wild-wild_188363.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The cyber world is sort of the Wild, Wild West, and to some degree, we're asked to be the sheriff.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As you travel through the Middle East what keeps on striking home to me is how similar everyone is, and yet the degree to which we can find differences to fight wars over. 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That's not leadership. That's not going to happen.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-can-t-drive-our-suvs-and-eat-as-much-as-we-want-and-keep-our-homes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/barack-obama-17_climate_we-can-t-drive-our-suvs-and-eat-as-much_2691296.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/barack-obama-17_climate_we-can-t-drive-our-suvs-and-eat-as-much_2691296.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/barack-obama-17_climate_we-can-t-drive-our-suvs-and-eat-as-much_2691296.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the things that I am concerned about is the degree to which we've seen a lot of commentary lately where there were, there are Republicans or pundits or cable commentators who seemed to have more confidence in Vladimir Putin than fellow Americans because those fellow Americans were Democrats. 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And what makes America complicated as well is the degree to which this is not just a black/white society, and it is becoming less so every year.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-bottom-line-is-that-it-s-hard-to-find-a-model-in-which-you-can/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/barack-obama-17_america_the-bottom-line-is-that-it-s-hard-to-fin_853363.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/barack-obama-17_america_the-bottom-line-is-that-it-s-hard-to-fin_853363.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/barack-obama-17_america_the-bottom-line-is-that-it-s-hard-to-fin_853363.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The bottom line is that it's hard to find a model in which you can practically administer and sustain…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The degree of polarization that currently exists in Washington is such where I think it's fair to say if I presented a cure for cancer, getting legislation passed to move that forward would be a nail-biter.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-degree-of-polarization-that-currently-exists-in-washington-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/barack-obama-17_cancer_the-degree-of-polarization-that-currentl_2665052.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/barack-obama-17_cancer_the-degree-of-polarization-that-currentl_2665052.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/barack-obama-17_cancer_the-degree-of-polarization-that-currentl_2665052.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The degree of polarization that currently exists in Washington is such where I think it's fair to say if I…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are a lot of very religious scientists around. I think the problem here is that in our school systems, and to some degree - and this is where it is relevant - with school boards around the country that are mandating curriculums and textbooks, you start seeing this weird watering down of scientific fact so that our kids are growing up in an environment - and this connects to what I was saying earlier abou the media - where everything's contested. Where nothing is true.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-a-lot-of-very-religious-scientists-around-i-think-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/barack-obama-17_boards_there-are-a-lot-of-very-religious-scient_1866415.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/barack-obama-17_boards_there-are-a-lot-of-very-religious-scient_1866415.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/barack-obama-17_boards_there-are-a-lot-of-very-religious-scient_1866415.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are a lot of very religious scientists around. I think the problem here is that in our school systems…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores or GPAs and have instead been due to that sense of connection and empathy, the special obligation I felt as a black man like you to help those who need it most, people who didn't have the opportunities that I had because there, but for the grace of God go I. I might have been in their shoes. I might have been in prison. I might have been unemployed. I might not have been able to support a family. And that motivates me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whatever-positions-of-leadership-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/barack-obama-17_able_whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whateve_2274772.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/barack-obama-17_able_whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whateve_2274772.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/barack-obama-17_able_whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whateve_2274772.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The thing that has disturbed me most about the Russian hacking episode is - and the thing that surprised me most has not been the fact of Russian hacking. The cyber world is full of information gathering, you know, propaganda, et cetera. I have been concerned about the degree to which, in some circles, you've seen people suggest that Vladimir Putin has more credibility than the U.S. government. I think that's something new.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-thing-that-has-disturbed-me-most-about-the-russian-hacking/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/barack-obama-17_circles_the-thing-that-has-disturbed-me-most-abo_2670452.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/barack-obama-17_circles_the-thing-that-has-disturbed-me-most-abo_2670452.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/barack-obama-17_circles_the-thing-that-has-disturbed-me-most-abo_2670452.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The thing that has disturbed me most about the Russian hacking episode is - and the thing that surprised me…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges, so that they're ready for a job. At schools like P-TECh in Brooklyn ... students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in computers or engineering. 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