--- title: "8 Findings Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "8 Findings quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Findings sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/547/barack-obama-17_approach_my-hope-is-that-the-president-elect-dona_1197102.jpg" --- > [ My hope is that the president-elect \[Donald Trump\] coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-hope-is-that-the-president-elect-donald-trump-coming-in-takes-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/547/barack-obama-17_approach_my-hope-is-that-the-president-elect-dona_1197102.jpg) > [I am convinced that whenever we exaggerate or demonize, oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-convinced-that-whenever-we-exaggerate-or-demonize-oversimplify/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/barack-obama-17_accuracy_i-am-convinced-that-whenever-we-exaggera_1880342.jpg) > [I kept finding the same anguish, the same doubt; a self-contempt that neither irony nor intellect seemed able to deflect. Even DuBois’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-kept-finding-the-same-anguish-the-same-doubt-a-self-contempt-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/barack-obama-17_able_i-kept-finding-the-same-anguish-the-same_2082494.jpg) > [When the economy is still struggling, putting people back to work, finding ways to spur economic activity, ultimately can help to reduce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-the-economy-is-still-struggling-putting-people-back-to-work/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/barack-obama-17_activity_when-the-economy-is-still-struggling-put_2626082.jpg) > [ \[...\] we must start by inspiring our children with a sense of purpose...by nurturing their imagination so that they may dream big… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-must-start-by-inspiring-our-children-with-a-sense-of-purpose-by/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/barack-obama-17_bigs_we-must-start-by-inspiring-our-children_2672615.jpg) > [I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-sorry-that-they-are-finding-themselves-in-this-situation-based/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/barack-obama-17_am-sorry_i-am-sorry-that-they-are-finding-themsel_2893209.jpg) > [ I remember reading \[ Studs Terkel's\] "Working" when it first came out and just finding that very powerful. I was going into… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-remember-reading-studs-terkel-s-working-when-it-first-came-out-and/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d7/barack-obama-17_community_i-remember-reading-studs-terkel-s-workin_3056170.jpg) > [We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet we import more oil today than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-have-known-for-decades-that-our-survival-depends-on-finding-new/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/barack-obama-17_alternatives_we-have-known-for-decades-that-our-survi_3099068.jpg) ## Other authors on Findings ## 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/findings/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "8 Findings Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My hope is that the president-elect [Donald Trump] coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with Russia, where our values and interests align. 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