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title: "46 Earth Quotes By Barack Obama"
description: "Obama's messages about America's role on earth and collective responsibility."
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> [The Muslim call to prayer is one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-muslim-call-to-prayer-is-one-of-the-prettiest-sounds-on-earth-at/)

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> [In the wealthiest nation on Earth, no illness or accident should lead to any family's financial ruin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-the-wealthiest-nation-on-earth-no-illness-or-accident-should-lead/)

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> [What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-makes-america-exceptional-are-the-bonds-that-hold-together-the/)

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> [While freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by his people here on earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/while-freedom-is-a-gift-from-god-it-must-be-secured-by-his-people/)

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> [We don't have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-don-t-have-time-for-a-meeting-of-the-flat-earth-society/)

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> [I will work every single day to make sure that America continues to be the greatest nation on earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-will-work-every-single-day-to-make-sure-that-america-continues-to/)

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> [No country on Earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/no-country-on-earth-would-tolerate-missiles-raining-down-on-its/)

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> [We should never forget that God granted us the power to reason so that we would do His work here on Earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-should-never-forget-that-god-granted-us-the-power-to-reason-so/)

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> [We the people declare today that the most evident of truth that all of us are created equal ... that our individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-the-people-declare-today-that-the-most-evident-of-truth-that-all/)

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> [ If some of these \[Republican\] folks were around when Columbus set sail, they must have been founding members of the 'flat earth… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-some-of-these-republican-folks-were-around-when-columbus-set-sail/)

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> [Those who adhere to the ideology of rejecting Israel’s right to exist, they might as well reject the earth beneath them or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/those-who-adhere-to-the-ideology-of-rejecting-israel-s-right-to-exist/)

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> [Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/contrary-to-the-rumors-you-have-heard-i-was-not-born-in-a-manger-i/)

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> [The most frustrated and most stymied it is the fact that the United States of America is the one advanced nation on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-most-frustrated-and-most-stymied-it-is-the-fact-that-the-united/)

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> [As the wealthiest nation on Earth, I believe the United States has a moral obligation to lead the fight against hunger and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-the-wealthiest-nation-on-earth-i-believe-the-united-states-has-a/)

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> [For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they've never been self-executing. That while freedom is a gift from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-history-tells-us-that-while-these-truths-may-be-self-evident-they/)

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> [I don't regret the fervor, because I do believe, in the African American community but also for other communities, and I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-regret-the-fervor-because-i-do-believe-in-the-african/)

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> [My biggest frustration so far is the fact that this society has not been willing to take some basic steps to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-biggest-frustration-so-far-is-the-fact-that-this-society-has-not/)

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> [ Winter came and the city \[Chicago\] turned monochrome -- black trees against gray sky above white earth. Night now fell in midafternoon,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/winter-came-and-the-city-chicago-turned-monochrome-black-trees/)

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> [America's promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That's one of the reasons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/america-s-promises-do-not-come-with-a-price-tag-we-meet-our/)

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> [ I believe we can seize this future together, because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. \[...\] We are greater… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-believe-we-can-seize-this-future-together-because-we-are-not-as/)

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> [I believe we can seize this future together, because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. We are greater than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-believe-we-can-seize-this-future-together-because-we-are-not-as-2/)

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> [Globalization makes our economy, our health, and our security all captive to events on the other side of the world. And no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/globalization-makes-our-economy-our-health-and-our-security-all/)

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> [Before we get too depressed about the state of our politics, let's remember our history … Many forms of Government have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/before-we-get-too-depressed-about-the-state-of-our-politics-let-s/)

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> [This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-country-of-ours-has-more-wealth-than-any-nation-but-that-s-not/)

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> [America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/america-is-not-the-crude-stereotype-of-a-self-interested-empire-the/)

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> [We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths - that all of us are created equal - is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-the-people-declare-today-that-the-most-evident-of-truths-that-all-2/)

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> [The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-issue-of-climate-change-is-one-that-we-ignore-at-our-own-peril/)

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> [When I touched my hand against the Western Wall and placed my prayer between its ancient stones, I thought of all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-i-touched-my-hand-against-the-western-wall-and-placed-my-prayer/)

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> [Who is Barack Obama? Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/who-is-barack-obama-contrary-to-the-rumors-you-have-heard-i-was-not/)

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> [I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-absolutely-certain-that-generations-from-now-we-will-be-able-to/)

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> [Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/know-that-america-is-a-friend-of-each-nation-and-every-man-woman-and/)

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> [In America, we started the public school system very early in the century, and as a consequence we had more skilled workers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-america-we-started-the-public-school-system-very-early-in-the/)

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> [What has made America the wealthiest, most successful country on Earth historically has been our commitment to education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-has-made-america-the-wealthiest-most-successful-country-on-earth/)

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> [We are reminded that in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth or status or power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-are-reminded-that-in-the-fleeting-time-we-have-on-this-earth-what/)

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> [ The conversations have been cordial. \[Donald Trump\] has been open to suggestions, and the main thing that I've tried to transmit is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-conversations-have-been-cordial-donald-trump-has-been-open-to/)

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> [The answers to our problems don't lie beyond our reach. They exist in our laboratories and universities; in our fields and our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-answers-to-our-problems-don-t-lie-beyond-our-reach-they-exist-in/)

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> [If we're going to prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-re-going-to-prevent-large-parts-of-this-earth-from-becoming-not/)

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> [America can't provide health care to people who need it. We can't invest in science and technology, which will determine whether or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/america-can-t-provide-health-care-to-people-who-need-it-we-can-t/)

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> [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/)

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> [By 2025 we expect new spacecraft designed for long journeys to allow us to begin the first ever crewed missions beyond the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/by-2025-we-expect-new-spacecraft-designed-for-long-journeys-to-allow/)

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## 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/donald-trump-is-temperamentally-unfit/)

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> [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/)

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> [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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                        "text": "The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing to the warming of the earth's atmosphere and how much is naturally occurring, but what we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return. And unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels and chart a new course on energy in this country, we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe.",
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