--- title: "13 Engaged Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "13 Engaged quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Engaged sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/barack-obama-17_believe_as-i-reflect-back-on-what-s-worked-for-m_3113262.jpg" --- > [ As I reflect back on what's worked for me in this \[presidential\] office it's been that I've gotten people who maybe didn't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-i-reflect-back-on-what-s-worked-for-me-in-this-presidential-office/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/barack-obama-17_believe_as-i-reflect-back-on-what-s-worked-for-m_3113262.jpg) > [Heaven forbid we've got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone who is engaged in dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/heaven-forbid-we-ve-got-a-problem-where-we-could-have-prevented-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/barack-obama-17_activity_heaven-forbid-we-ve-got-a-problem-where_2402429.jpg) > [I think I did in the sense that there's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-i-did-in-the-sense-that-there-s-a-whole-generation-coming-up/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/barack-obama-17_behinds_i-think-i-did-in-the-sense-that-there-s_3100019.jpg) > [I feel good when I'm engaged in what I think are the core issues of the society, and those core issues to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-feel-good-when-i-m-engaged-in-what-i-think-are-the-core-issues-of/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32e/barack-obama-17_core_i-feel-good-when-i-m-engaged-in-what-i-t_2652569.jpg) > [It's important to know that the vast majority of people who were excited in 2008 are still really enthusiastic. We've got more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-important-to-know-that-the-vast-majority-of-people-who-were/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/barack-obama-17_attention_it-s-important-to-know-that-the-vast-maj_895849.jpg) > [Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/today-we-are-engaged-in-a-deadly-global-struggle-for-those-who-would/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1d/barack-obama-17_compass_today-we-are-engaged-in-a-deadly-global_1057032.jpg) > [There's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-s-a-whole-generation-coming-up-behind-us-that-was-engaged/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/barack-obama-17_behinds_there-s-a-whole-generation-coming-up-beh_35357.jpg) > [ \[The generation engaged, inspired, worked for change\] that generation, it's coming. They're not the majority yet but they're gonna be the majority… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-generation-engaged-inspired-worked-for-change-that-generation-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44f/barack-obama-17_change_the-generation-engaged-inspired-worked-f_1495734.jpg) > [And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill its obligations to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-i-ve-said-this-all-across-the-country-when-i-talk-to-parents/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/barack-obama-17_activity_and-i-ve-said-this-all-across-the-countr_441200.jpg) > [ In terms of my conversations with \[Vladimir\] Putin, these are conversations that took place before the election. As I indicated, there has… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-terms-of-my-conversations-with-vladimir-putin-these-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03f/barack-obama-17_behavior_in-terms-of-my-conversations-with-vladim_492169.jpg) > [We know that every father has a personal responsibility to do right by their kids - to encourage them to turn off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-know-that-every-father-has-a-personal-responsibility-to-do-right/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/barack-obama-17_active_we-know-that-every-father-has-a-personal_767023.jpg) > [I think there are a lot of people who are involved in the Tea Party who have very real and sincere concerns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-there-are-a-lot-of-people-who-are-involved-in-the-tea-party/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04d/barack-obama-17_american-life_i-think-there-are-a-lot-of-people-who-ar_2952712.jpg) > [The notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-notion-that-somehow-as-a-consequence-of-me-knowing-somebody-who/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/barack-obama-17_consequence_the-notion-that-somehow-as-a-consequence_3028682.jpg) ## Other authors on Engaged ## 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/engaged/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "13 Engaged Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As I reflect back on what's worked for me in this [presidential] office it's been that I've gotten people who maybe didn't believe in the process to get engaged. 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They're not the majority yet but they're gonna be the majority soon.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-generation-engaged-inspired-worked-for-change-that-generation-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44f/barack-obama-17_change_the-generation-engaged-inspired-worked-f_1495734.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44f/barack-obama-17_change_the-generation-engaged-inspired-worked-f_1495734.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44f/barack-obama-17_change_the-generation-engaged-inspired-worked-f_1495734.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[The generation engaged, inspired, worked for change] that generation, it's coming. They're not the majority…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill its obligations to fund education, but parents have to do their job too. We’ve got to turn off the TV set, we’ve got to put away the video game, and we have to tell our children that education is not a passive activity, you have to be actively engaged in it. If we encourage that attitude and our community is enforcing it, I have no doubt we can compete with anybody in the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-i-ve-said-this-all-across-the-country-when-i-talk-to-parents/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/barack-obama-17_activity_and-i-ve-said-this-all-across-the-countr_441200.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/barack-obama-17_activity_and-i-ve-said-this-all-across-the-countr_441200.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/barack-obama-17_activity_and-i-ve-said-this-all-across-the-countr_441200.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In terms of my conversations with [Vladimir] Putin, these are conversations that took place before the election. As I indicated, there has been very clear proof that they have engaged in cyber attacks. This isn't new. It's not unique to Russia. 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