--- title: "18 Focus Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "18 Focus quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Focus sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/barack-obama-17_focus_our-focus-on-the-investigation-is-really_2157230.jpg" --- > [Our focus on the investigation is really wide-ranging. And we can't limit it to just one point in time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-focus-on-the-investigation-is-really-wide-ranging-and-we-can-t/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/barack-obama-17_focus_our-focus-on-the-investigation-is-really_2157230.jpg) > [We have to focus on how do we ensure the economy works for everybody, and not just a few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-have-to-focus-on-how-do-we-ensure-the-economy-works-for-everybody/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/barack-obama-17_economics_we-have-to-focus-on-how-do-we-ensure-the_2658904.jpg) > [Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-environment-is-too-important-to-neglect-and-it-s-time-for-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/barack-obama-17_environment_our-environment-is-too-important-to-negl_1266977.jpg) > [My central focus is what are we doing to protect the American people and the American homeland? Afghanistan and Pakistan are critical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-central-focus-is-what-are-we-doing-to-protect-the-american-people/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/barack-obama-17_afghanistan_my-central-focus-is-what-are-we-doing-to_1723084.jpg) > [Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/focusing-your-life-solely-on-making-a-buck-shows-a-poverty-of-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/barack-obama-17_ambition_focusing-your-life-solely-on-making-a-bu_1609467.jpg) > [... a relentless focus on the outward markers of success can lead to complacency. It can make you lazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-relentless-focus-on-the-outward-markers-of-success-can-lead-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/barack-obama-17_complacency_a-relentless-focus-on-the-outward-marker_3083186.jpg) > [Sustaining the energy and focus involved in doing a good job I think starts to gets tougher the longer you do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sustaining-the-energy-and-focus-involved-in-doing-a-good-job-i-think-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/barack-obama-17_energy_sustaining-the-energy-and-focus-involved_2782956.jpg) > [Sustaining the energy and focus involved in doing a good job I think starts to - starts to gets tougher the longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sustaining-the-energy-and-focus-involved-in-doing-a-good-job-i-think/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a5/barack-obama-17_energy_sustaining-the-energy-and-focus-involved_609152.jpg) > [There's no doubt that on the issue of abortion, oftentimes it's very difficult to split the difference, although we can agree on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-s-no-doubt-that-on-the-issue-of-abortion-oftentimes-it-s-very/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/barack-obama-17_abortion_there-s-no-doubt-that-on-the-issue-of-ab_2481972.jpg) > [There is a big risk for the Republicans in a race, especially with Hillary Clinton as a likely Democratic nominee in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-is-a-big-risk-for-the-republicans-in-a-race-especially-with/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/barack-obama-17_bigs_there-is-a-big-risk-for-the-republicans_3012331.jpg) > [Sometimes it may seem as if progress is stalled but what history of post-war Germany shows is that strength and determination and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sometimes-it-may-seem-as-if-progress-is-stalled-but-what-history-of/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/barack-obama-17_adherence_sometimes-it-may-seem-as-if-progress-is_985954.jpg) > [There are dangers that globalization increases inequality. There are dangers that because capital is mobile and workers are not, if we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-dangers-that-globalization-increases-inequality-there-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/barack-obama-17_behinds_there-are-dangers-that-globalization-inc_125949.jpg) > [All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-of-us-share-this-world-for-but-a-brief-moment-in-time-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/303/barack-obama-17_brief-moments_all-of-us-share-this-world-for-but-a-bri_3209520.jpg) > [I said that America's role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-said-that-america-s-role-would-be-limited-that-we-would-not-put/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/barack-obama-17_allies_i-said-that-america-s-role-would-be-limi_1065721.jpg) > [I think that one of the things that we all agree to is that the touchstone for economic policy is, does it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-one-of-the-things-that-we-all-agree-to-is-that-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/barack-obama-17_agree_i-think-that-one-of-the-things-that-we-a_105659.jpg) > [I think that to the extent that we focus on problems where we can build a moral and a political consensus, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-to-the-extent-that-we-focus-on-problems-where-we-can/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1a/barack-obama-17_consensus_i-think-that-to-the-extent-that-we-focus_524328.jpg) > [I don't believe that the American people want us to focus on our job security. They want us to focus on their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-believe-that-the-american-people-want-us-to-focus-on-our-job/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/barack-obama-17_alive_i-don-t-believe-that-the-american-people_846277.jpg) > [Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/let-s-also-make-sure-that-a-high-school-diploma-puts-our-kids-on-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/barack-obama-17_associates_let-s-also-make-sure-that-a-high-school_1697480.jpg) ## Other authors on Focus - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 127 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-stephen-richards-446.jpg) Stephen Richards 77 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/stephen-richards/) - [Israelmore Ayivor 42 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/israelmore-ayivor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-deepak-chopra-28468.jpg) Deepak Chopra 41 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/deepak-chopra/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 37 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/eckhart-tolle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tony-robbins-91869.jpg) Tony Robbins 32 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/tony-robbins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sonya-parker-86224.jpg) Sonya Parker 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/sonya-parker/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rhonda-byrne-78295.jpg) Rhonda Byrne 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/rhonda-byrne/) - [Cal Newport 24 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/cal-newport/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sachin-tendulkar-82188.jpg) Sachin Tendulkar 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/sachin-tendulkar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/donald-trump/) ## 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/focus/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "18 Focus Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our focus on the investigation is really wide-ranging. 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