--- title: "7 Draws Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "7 Draws quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Draws sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f1/barack-obama-17_afghanistan_because-of-you-in-afghanistan-we-ve-brok_545923.jpg" --- > [Because of you, in Afghanistan we've broken the momentum of the Taliban. Because of you, we've begun a transition to the Afghans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/because-of-you-in-afghanistan-we-ve-broken-the-momentum-of-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f1/barack-obama-17_afghanistan_because-of-you-in-afghanistan-we-ve-brok_545923.jpg) > [We don't turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up. We draw strength from our victories, and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-don-t-turn-back-we-leave-no-one-behind-we-pull-each-other-up-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/barack-obama-17_behinds_we-don-t-turn-back-we-leave-no-one-behin_645842.jpg) > [ We were just at the beginnings of a recovery \[in 2010\]. And the, you know, whoever is president at that point is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-were-just-at-the-beginnings-of-a-recovery-in-2010-and-the-you-know/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/barack-obama-17_advantage_we-were-just-at-the-beginnings-of-a-reco_922833.jpg) > [We have to recognize we've got some big problems on race, just like we got still big problems on crime, just like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-have-to-recognize-we-ve-got-some-big-problems-on-race-just-like-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/barack-obama-17_big-problem_we-have-to-recognize-we-ve-got-some-big_1247908.jpg) > [Third, we will continue to draw on our substantial counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks. Working with our partners, we will redouble…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/third-we-will-continue-to-draw-on-our-substantial-counterterrorism/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/barack-obama-17_capability_third-we-will-continue-to-draw-on-our-su_1439188.jpg) > [Tough talk often draws headlines, but war rarely conforms to slogans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/tough-talk-often-draws-headlines-but-war-rarely-conforms-to-slogans/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/barack-obama-17_conform_tough-talk-often-draws-headlines-but-war_1849188.jpg) > [I am a Christian. So, I have a deep faith. So I draw from the Christian faith...So, I'm rooted in the Christian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-a-christian-so-i-have-a-deep-faith-so-i-draw-from-the-christian/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/barack-obama-17_believe_i-am-a-christian-so-i-have-a-deep-faith_1852741.jpg) ## Other authors on Draws ## 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/draws/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Draws Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Because of you, in Afghanistan we've broken the momentum of the Taliban. 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