--- title: "21 Destiny Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "21 Destiny quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Destiny sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/barack-obama-17_destiny_our-destiny-is-not-written-for-us-but-by_1306958.jpg" --- > [Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-destiny-is-not-written-for-us-but-by-us/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/barack-obama-17_destiny_our-destiny-is-not-written-for-us-but-by_1306958.jpg) > [A person’s zip code shouldn’t decide their destiny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-person-s-zip-code-shouldn-t-decide-their-destiny/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/barack-obama-17_code_a-person-s-zip-code-shouldn-t-decide-the_209566.jpg) > [There are places and moments in America where this nation’s destiny has been decided...Selma is such a place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-places-and-moments-in-america-where-this-nation-s-destiny/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/barack-obama-17_america_there-are-places-and-moments-in-america_2709145.jpg) > [Across the globe there are girls who will one day lead nations, if only we afford them the chance to choose their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/across-the-globe-there-are-girls-who-will-one-day-lead-nations-if/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/barack-obama-17_chance_across-the-globe-there-are-girls-who-wil_2492210.jpg) > [The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-future-rewards-those-who-press-on-i-don-t-have-time-to-feel-sorry/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/barack-obama-17_complain_the-future-rewards-those-who-press-on-i_519153.jpg) > [To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/to-all-those-watching-tonight-from-beyond-our-shores-from-parliaments/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56c/barack-obama-17_american-leadership_to-all-those-watching-tonight-from-beyon_1851791.jpg) > [The values that we talked about, the values democracy and free speech and international norms and rule of law, respecting the ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-values-that-we-talked-about-the-values-democracy-and-free-speech/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/barack-obama-17_ability_the-values-that-we-talked-about-the-valu_246365.jpg) > [We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-the-people-recognize-that-we-have-responsibilities-as-well-as/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/barack-obama-17_asks_we-the-people-recognize-that-we-have-res_1215235.jpg) > [The idea of America endures. Our destiny remains our choice. And tonight, more than two centuries later, it is because of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-idea-of-america-endures-our-destiny-remains-our-choice-and/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/barack-obama-17_america_the-idea-of-america-endures-our-destiny_2556922.jpg) > [When people see opportunity, when they have a sense of control of their own destiny, then they're less vulnerable to the propaganda…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-people-see-opportunity-when-they-have-a-sense-of-control-of/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/barack-obama-17_destiny_when-people-see-opportunity-when-they-ha_2986348.jpg) > [The American people and the Israeli peoples share a faith in the future and believe that democracies can shape their own destinies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-american-people-and-the-israeli-peoples-share-a-faith-in-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/barack-obama-17_american-people_the-american-people-and-the-israeli-peop_2298223.jpg) > [Hope is the bedrock of this nation. The belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/hope-is-the-bedrock-of-this-nation-the-belief-that-our-destiny-will/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d30/barack-obama-17_bedrock_hope-is-the-bedrock-of-this-nation-the-b_2850266.jpg) > [But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life what you look like, where you come from, how much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/but-at-the-end-of-the-day-the-circumstances-of-your-life-what-you/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/barack-obama-17_america_but-at-the-end-of-the-day-the-circumstan_2166157.jpg) > [ I commended Angela \[Merkel\] for her leadership along with President Hollande in working to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. We continued to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-commended-angela-merkel-for-her-leadership-along-with-president/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/barack-obama-17_agreement_i-commended-angela-merkel-for-her-leader_2877902.jpg) > [It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can. It was whispered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-was-a-creed-written-into-the-founding-documents-that-declared-the-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc7/barack-obama-17_abolitionist_it-was-a-creed-written-into-the-founding_431958.jpg) > [For me and Michelle, this visit has therefore held special meaning. Throughout my life, including my work as a young man on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-me-and-michelle-this-visit-has-therefore-held-special-meaning/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/barack-obama-17_behalf_for-me-and-michelle-this-visit-has-there_1462754.jpg) > [Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/hope-is-not-blind-optimism-it-s-not-ignoring-the-enormity-of-the-task/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/barack-obama-17_belief_hope-is-not-blind-optimism-it-s-not-igno_1500528.jpg) > [So we have a choice to make. We can once again let Washington's bad habits stand in the way of progress. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-we-have-a-choice-to-make-we-can-once-again-let-washington-s-bad/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/barack-obama-17_america_so-we-have-a-choice-to-make-we-can-once_2378787.jpg) > [The government of Libya announced the death of Moammar Gadhafi. This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-government-of-libya-announced-the-death-of-moammar-gadhafi-this/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/barack-obama-17_country_the-government-of-libya-announced-the-de_1986233.jpg) > [“At the end of the day, the circumstances of your life-- what you look like,where you come from, how much money you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/at-the-end-of-the-day-the-circumstances-of-your-life-what-you-look/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/barack-obama-17_america_at-the-end-of-the-day-the-circumstances_1101448.jpg) > [“It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can. It was whispered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-was-a-creed-written-into-the-founding-documents-that-declared-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/barack-obama-17_inspirational_it-was-a-creed-written-into-the-founding_191487.jpg) ## Other authors on Destiny - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 475 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/paulo-coelho/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 58 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [Jennifer Elisabeth 48 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/jennifer-elisabeth/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 37 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [Israelmore Ayivor 34 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/israelmore-ayivor/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 31 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-osteen-50643.jpg) Joel Osteen 27 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/joel-osteen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-victor-hugo-93504.jpg) Victor Hugo 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/victor-hugo/) - [Steven Redhead 23 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/steven-redhead/) - [Aaron Lauritsen 23 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/aaron-lauritsen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/william-shakespeare/) ## 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/destiny/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "21 Destiny Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-destiny-is-not-written-for-us-but-by-us/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/barack-obama-17_destiny_our-destiny-is-not-written-for-us-but-by_1306958.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/barack-obama-17_destiny_our-destiny-is-not-written-for-us-but-by_1306958.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/barack-obama-17_destiny_our-destiny-is-not-written-for-us-but-by_1306958.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A person’s zip code shouldn’t decide their destiny.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-person-s-zip-code-shouldn-t-decide-their-destiny/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/barack-obama-17_code_a-person-s-zip-code-shouldn-t-decide-the_209566.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/barack-obama-17_code_a-person-s-zip-code-shouldn-t-decide-the_209566.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/barack-obama-17_code_a-person-s-zip-code-shouldn-t-decide-the_209566.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A person’s zip code shouldn’t decide their destiny.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are places and moments in America where this nation’s destiny has been decided...Selma is such a place.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-places-and-moments-in-america-where-this-nation-s-destiny/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/barack-obama-17_america_there-are-places-and-moments-in-america_2709145.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/barack-obama-17_america_there-are-places-and-moments-in-america_2709145.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/barack-obama-17_america_there-are-places-and-moments-in-america_2709145.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are places and moments in America where this nation’s destiny has been decided...Selma is such a place.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Across the globe there are girls who will one day lead nations, if only we afford them the chance to choose their own destinies.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/across-the-globe-there-are-girls-who-will-one-day-lead-nations-if/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/barack-obama-17_chance_across-the-globe-there-are-girls-who-wil_2492210.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/barack-obama-17_chance_across-the-globe-there-are-girls-who-wil_2492210.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/barack-obama-17_chance_across-the-globe-there-are-girls-who-wil_2492210.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Across the globe there are girls who will one day lead nations, if only we afford them the chance to choose…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The future rewards those who press on. 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