--- title: "13 Effects Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "13 Effects quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Effects sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/barack-obama-17_activity_if-war-explodes-in-sudan-it-could-have-a_2862591.jpg" --- > [If war explodes in Sudan, it could have a destabilizing effect that creates more space for terrorist activity that could eventually be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-war-explodes-in-sudan-it-could-have-a-destabilizing-effect-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/barack-obama-17_activity_if-war-explodes-in-sudan-it-could-have-a_2862591.jpg) > [Congress should fund research on the effects that violent video games have on young minds... We don't benefit from ignorance. We don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/congress-should-fund-research-on-the-effects-that-violent-video-games/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/barack-obama-17_benefits_congress-should-fund-research-on-the-eff_3208714.jpg) > [Those who are already feeling the effects of climate change don't have time to deny it - they're busy dealing with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/those-who-are-already-feeling-the-effects-of-climate-change-don-t/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/barack-obama-17_busy_those-who-are-already-feeling-the-effect_1287442.jpg) > [Acts of sacrifice and decency without regard to what's in it for you create a ripple effect. Ones that lift up families…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/acts-of-sacrifice-and-decency-without-regard-to-what-s-in-it-for-you/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/barack-obama-17_community_acts-of-sacrifice-and-decency-without-re_1651884.jpg) > [And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-to-those-nations-like-ours-that-enjoy-relative-plenty-we-say-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de1/barack-obama-17_borders_and-to-those-nations-like-ours-that-enjo_2923609.jpg) > [You are part of the first generation of officers to begin your service in a world where the effects of climate change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-are-part-of-the-first-generation-of-officers-to-begin-your/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/barack-obama-17_change_you-are-part-of-the-first-generation-of_2784177.jpg) > [It was basic research in the photoelectric field-in the photoelectric effect that would one day lead to solar panels. It was basic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-was-basic-research-in-the-photoelectric-field-in-the-photoelectric/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/barack-obama-17_basic-research_it-was-basic-research-in-the-photoelectr_40527.jpg) > [One of the hardest things in politics is to convince people to do things now that will have a good effect 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-hardest-things-in-politics-is-to-convince-people-to-do/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/barack-obama-17_care_one-of-the-hardest-things-in-politics-is_3046589.jpg) > [Most people who meet my wife quickly conclude that she is remarkable. They are right about this. She is smart, funny and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/most-people-who-meet-my-wife-quickly-conclude-that-she-is-remarkable/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/099/barack-obama-17_approach_most-people-who-meet-my-wife-quickly-con_549060.jpg) > [If fake news that's being released by some foreign government is almost identical to reports that are being issued through partisan news…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-fake-news-that-s-being-released-by-some-foreign-government-is/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/barack-obama-17_effects_if-fake-news-that-s-being-released-by-so_1095776.jpg) > [All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-across-the-world-increasingly-dangerous-weather-patterns-and/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/barack-obama-17_climate_all-across-the-world-increasingly-danger_2936459.jpg) > [Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency previously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/consistent-with-section-202-d-of-the-national-emergencies-act-50-u-s/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/barack-obama-17_adopted_consistent-with-section-202-d-of-the-nat_102682.jpg) > [There have been times where, let's say on LGBT issues, when we were trying to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-have-been-times-where-let-s-say-on-lgbt-issues-when-we-were/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/barack-obama-17_administration_there-have-been-times-where-let-s-say-on_862373.jpg) ## Other authors on Effects ## 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/effects/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "13 Effects Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If war explodes in Sudan, it could have a destabilizing effect that creates more space for terrorist activity that could eventually be directed at our homeland.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-war-explodes-in-sudan-it-could-have-a-destabilizing-effect-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/barack-obama-17_activity_if-war-explodes-in-sudan-it-could-have-a_2862591.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/barack-obama-17_activity_if-war-explodes-in-sudan-it-could-have-a_2862591.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/barack-obama-17_activity_if-war-explodes-in-sudan-it-could-have-a_2862591.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If war explodes in Sudan, it could have a destabilizing effect that creates more space for terrorist…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Congress should fund research on the effects that violent video games have on young minds... 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