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title: "86 Firsts Quotes By Barack Obama"
description: "86 Firsts quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Firsts sayings from other authors."
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> [My first job is to say thank you to those who voted me. Those who didn't, I'm going to get your vote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-first-job-is-to-say-thank-you-to-those-who-voted-me-those-who-didn/)

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> [Unless you're one of the first Americans, a Native American, you came from someplace else. Somebody brought you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/unless-you-re-one-of-the-first-americans-a-native-american-you-came/)

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> [We can't change the way Washington works unless we first change how Congress works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-can-t-change-the-way-washington-works-unless-we-first-change-how/)

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> [Insist that the first question each of us asks, isn't 'what's good for me' but 'what's good for the country my children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/insist-that-the-first-question-each-of-us-asks-isn-t-what-s-good-for/)

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> [In my first term, I sang Al Green. In my second term, I'm going with Young Jeezy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-my-first-term-i-sang-al-green-in-my-second-term-i-m-going-with/)

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> [For the first time, preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-the-first-time-preventing-nuclear-proliferation-and-nuclear/)

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> [Sergeant first class Cory Remsburg never gives up and he does not quit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sergeant-first-class-cory-remsburg-never-gives-up-and-he-does-not-quit/)

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> [The first thing I'd do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-first-thing-i-d-do-as-president-is-sign-the-freedom-of-choice-act/)

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> [By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we first got here. And I'm hopeful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/by-so-many-measures-our-country-is-stronger-and-more-prosperous-than/)

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> [Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/cutting-the-deficit-by-gutting-our-investments-in-innovation-and/)

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> [Anybody who gets into bed and turns out the lights the first night in the White House probably feels a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/anybody-who-gets-into-bed-and-turns-out-the-lights-the-first-night-in/)

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> [I will sign a universal health-care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-will-sign-a-universal-health-care-bill-into-law-by-the-end-of-my/)

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> [ First of all, I think everybody has to acknowledge don't underestimate the guy \[Donald Trump\], because he's going to be 45th president… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/first-of-all-i-think-everybody-has-to-acknowledge-don-t-underestimate/)

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> [I think it is important first of all that the president of the United States underscores our commitment to partnering with countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-it-is-important-first-of-all-that-the-president-of-the-united/)

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> [If you hear what people had to say about Abraham Lincoln or what they had to say about FDR, or what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-hear-what-people-had-to-say-about-abraham-lincoln-or-what-they/)

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> [ \[When I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan\] that was the first time in which I looked out at a crowd of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-i-ordered-30-000-more-troops-into-afghanistan-that-was-the-first/)

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> [I'll be the first US president to not only visit Kenya and Ethiopia, but also to address the continent as a whole,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-ll-be-the-first-us-president-to-not-only-visit-kenya-and-ethiopia/)

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> [From the first moment a woman dared to speak that hope - dared to believe that the American Dream was meant for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/from-the-first-moment-a-woman-dared-to-speak-that-hope-dared-to/)

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> [As I've said many times, the nuclear deal was never intended to resolve all of our differences with Iran. But still, engaging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-i-ve-said-many-times-the-nuclear-deal-was-never-intended-to/)

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> [The federal government and our democracy is not a speedboat. It's an oceanliner, as I discovered when I came into office. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-federal-government-and-our-democracy-is-not-a-speedboat-it-s-an/)

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> [When you take on the position of president, you are committing yourself to, first and foremost, protecting the American people. You are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-you-take-on-the-position-of-president-you-are-committing/)

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> [There's no doubt that I'm a better president now than when I first took office. This is not a job where there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-s-no-doubt-that-i-m-a-better-president-now-than-when-i-first/)

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> [But today, just a few years into the twenty-first century, we already find ourselves in a different and precarious position. As revolutions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/but-today-just-a-few-years-into-the-twenty-first-century-we-already/)

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> [Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/politics-has-become-so-bitter-and-partisan-so-gummed-up-by-money-and/)

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> [If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day in and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-are-going-to-solve-the-challenges-we-face-you-need-a-president/)

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> [Later, I would realize that the position of most black students in predominantly white colleges was already too tenuous, our identities too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/later-i-would-realize-that-the-position-of-most-black-students-in/)

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> [Today I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/today-i-am-pledging-to-cut-the-deficit-we-inherited-in-half-by-the/)

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> [My first job as commander in chief is to keep the American people safe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-first-job-as-commander-in-chief-is-to-keep-the-american-people-safe/)

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> [ Michelle \[Obama\] never fully took to the scrutiny. I mean, she's thrived as a first lady, but it's not her preference. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/michelle-obama-never-fully-took-to-the-scrutiny-i-mean-she-s-thrived/)

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> [Our first and immutable commitment must be to the security of Israel, our only true ally in the Middle East and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-first-and-immutable-commitment-must-be-to-the-security-of-israel/)

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> [When I've sent young men and women into harm's way, I always understand that that is the last resort, not the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-i-ve-sent-young-men-and-women-into-harm-s-way-i-always/)

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> [So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-i-have-known-islam-on-three-continents-before-coming-to-the-region/)

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> [Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody's who is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/put-simply-what-i-d-like-to-do-is-to-see-the-first-two-years-of/)

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> [Whatever decisions I make are going to be based first on a strategy to keep us safe and then we'll figure out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/whatever-decisions-i-make-are-going-to-be-based-first-on-a-strategy/)

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> [John F.Kennedy gave probably the greatest inauguration speech ever that first time, but I guarantee you when he first walked out there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/john-f-kennedy-gave-probably-the-greatest-inauguration-speech-ever/)

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> [Our unalienable right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, those rights were stripped from college kids in Blackburg and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-unalienable-right-to-life-and-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of/)

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> [The first thing I would do would be to move forward with an agenda to make sure that we give D.C. the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-first-thing-i-would-do-would-be-to-move-forward-with-an-agenda-to/)

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> [I said in a forum on health care if the Republicans can come up with a system that insures more people cheaper,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-said-in-a-forum-on-health-care-if-the-republicans-can-come-up-with/)

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> [“Ours is not the first generation to understand the dire need for health reform. And I am not the first president to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/ours-is-not-the-first-generation-to-understand-the-dire-need-for/)

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> [The United States was the first country to recognize Israel in 1948, minutes after its declaration of independence, and the deep bonds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-united-states-was-the-first-country-to-recognize-israel-in-1948/)

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## Other authors on Firsts

## 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [ 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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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