--- title: "7 Diplomatic Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "7 Diplomatic quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Diplomatic sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/barack-obama-17_democracy_this-doesn-t-mean-abandoning-our-values_55312.jpg" --- > [This doesn't mean abandoning our values and ideals; wherever we can, it's in our interest to help foster democracy through the diplomatic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-doesn-t-mean-abandoning-our-values-and-ideals-wherever-we-can-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/barack-obama-17_democracy_this-doesn-t-mean-abandoning-our-values_55312.jpg) > [We are in what we hope is an intensive diplomatic phase now. It will not be open-ended.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-are-in-what-we-hope-is-an-intensive-diplomatic-phase-now-it-will/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/barack-obama-17_diplomatic_we-are-in-what-we-hope-is-an-intensive-d_1937346.jpg) > [ We \[USA\] don't have diplomatic leverage to eliminate every vestige of a peaceful nuclear program in Iran. What we do have the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-usa-don-t-have-diplomatic-leverage-to-eliminate-every-vestige-of-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/barack-obama-17_diplomatic_we-usa-don-t-have-diplomatic-leverage-to_2233652.jpg) > [When it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table. ... That includes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-it-comes-to-preventing-iran-from-obtaining-a-nuclear-weapon-i/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/barack-obama-17_american-power_when-it-comes-to-preventing-iran-from-ob_2666530.jpg) > [Since 1981, after our nations severed diplomatic relations, we've worked through a international tribunal to resolve various claims between our countries. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/since-1981-after-our-nations-severed-diplomatic-relations-we-ve/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/barack-obama-17_amount_since-1981-after-our-nations-severed-dip_2874287.jpg) > [We are engaging in the diplomatic efforts that are required within Iraq among the Shia, the Sunni and the Kurd, among friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-are-engaging-in-the-diplomatic-efforts-that-are-required-within/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/barack-obama-17_arabia_we-are-engaging-in-the-diplomatic-effort_2900293.jpg) > [Some of the same politicians and pundits that are so quick to reject the possibility of a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/some-of-the-same-politicians-and-pundits-that-are-so-quick-to-reject/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/barack-obama-17_blood_some-of-the-same-politicians-and-pundits_3004581.jpg) ## Other authors on Diplomatic ## 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/diplomatic/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Diplomatic Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This doesn't mean abandoning our values and ideals; wherever we can, it's in our interest to help foster democracy through the diplomatic and economic resources at our disposal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-doesn-t-mean-abandoning-our-values-and-ideals-wherever-we-can-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/barack-obama-17_democracy_this-doesn-t-mean-abandoning-our-values_55312.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/barack-obama-17_democracy_this-doesn-t-mean-abandoning-our-values_55312.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/barack-obama-17_democracy_this-doesn-t-mean-abandoning-our-values_55312.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This doesn't mean abandoning our values and ideals; wherever we can, it's in our interest to help foster…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are in what we hope is an intensive diplomatic phase now. 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