--- title: "6 Expected Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "6 Expected quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Expected sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/barack-obama-17_commitment_at-some-fundamental-level-religion-does_588856.jpg" --- > [At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It insists on the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/at-some-fundamental-level-religion-does-not-allow-for-compromise-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/barack-obama-17_commitment_at-some-fundamental-level-religion-does_588856.jpg) > [Of course, Israel cannot be expected to negotiate with anyone who is dedicated to its destruction. But while I know you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/of-course-israel-cannot-be-expected-to-negotiate-with-anyone-who-is/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ac/barack-obama-17_abba_of-course-israel-cannot-be-expected-to-n_999717.jpg) > [People always - I think were surprised about me connecting with folks in small town Iowa. And the reason I did was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/people-always-i-think-were-surprised-about-me-connecting-with-folks/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/barack-obama-17_benefits_people-always-i-think-were-surprised-abo_1041558.jpg) > [You look at something like health care, the Affordable Care Act. And for all the controversy, we now have 20 million people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-look-at-something-like-health-care-the-affordable-care-act-and/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/barack-obama-17_affordable_you-look-at-something-like-health-care-t_1061118.jpg) > [The authorization I propose would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-authorization-i-propose-would-provide-the-flexibility-to-conduct/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/barack-obama-17_action_the-authorization-i-propose-would-provid_2219104.jpg) > [It's hard to anticipate. I can tell you what I'm feeling right now is that I'm busier than I expected these last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-hard-to-anticipate-i-can-tell-you-what-i-m-feeling-right-now-is/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/barack-obama-17_american-people_it-s-hard-to-anticipate-i-can-tell-you-w_2458018.jpg) ## Other authors on Expected ## 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/expected/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "6 Expected Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It insists on the impossible. 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