--- title: "16 Foundation Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "16 Foundation quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Foundation sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/barack-obama-17_america_there-is-no-doubt-that-thanks-to-the-ste_1736596.jpg" --- > [There is no doubt that thanks to the steps that we took early on to rescue our economy and to rebuild it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-is-no-doubt-that-thanks-to-the-steps-that-we-took-early-on-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/barack-obama-17_america_there-is-no-doubt-that-thanks-to-the-ste_1736596.jpg) > [With effort we can protect the foundation of our democracy, for which so many marched across this bridge, the right to vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/with-effort-we-can-protect-the-foundation-of-our-democracy-for-which/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/barack-obama-17_bridges_with-effort-we-can-protect-the-foundatio_1490582.jpg) > [His peaceful resistance shook the foundations of an empire, exposed the emptiness of a repressive ideology, and proved that moral leadership is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/his-peaceful-resistance-shook-the-foundations-of-an-empire-exposed/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/barack-obama-17_empires_his-peaceful-resistance-shook-the-founda_2342051.jpg) > [ I am encouraged by the president-elect's \[Donald Trump\] insistence that NATO is a commitment that does not change. And his full commitment… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-encouraged-by-the-president-elect-s-donald-trump-insistence-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/barack-obama-17_commitment_i-am-encouraged-by-the-president-elect-s_793195.jpg) > [For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of our economy calls for action: bold and swift. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-everywhere-we-look-there-is-work-to-be-done-the-state-of-our/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/barack-obama-17_action_for-everywhere-we-look-there-is-work-to_2679109.jpg) > [With Singapore's partnership, the United States in engaging more deeply across South-east Asia and Asean, which is central to the region's peace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/with-singapore-s-partnership-the-united-states-in-engaging-more/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/barack-obama-17_anchors_with-singapore-s-partnership-the-united_2793878.jpg) > [It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-time-to-fundamentally-change-the-way-that-we-do-business-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/barack-obama-17_21st-century_it-s-time-to-fundamentally-change-the-wa_2443981.jpg) > [It is in the interests of all of us - the United States, China and the rest of the world - to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-is-in-the-interests-of-all-of-us-the-united-states-china-and-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/barack-obama-17_china_it-is-in-the-interests-of-all-of-us-the_1106303.jpg) > [It's no wonder that America's engagement in the region has strong, sustained, bipartisan support. So I'll be handing my successor a strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-no-wonder-that-america-s-engagement-in-the-region-has-strong/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/barack-obama-17_america_it-s-no-wonder-that-america-s-engagement_1254504.jpg) > [Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/mothers-are-the-rocks-of-our-families-and-a-foundation-in-our/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/barack-obama-17_be-respectful_mothers-are-the-rocks-of-our-families-an_2107281.jpg) > [I think my most important advice is to understand what are the foundations of a healthy democracy and how we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-my-most-important-advice-is-to-understand-what-are-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/barack-obama-17_advice_i-think-my-most-important-advice-is-to-u_339829.jpg) > [On my recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust memorial, and reaffirm our collective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/on-my-recent-trip-to-israel-i-had-the-opportunity-to-visit-yad-vashem/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/barack-obama-17_accepting_on-my-recent-trip-to-israel-i-had-the-op_1243989.jpg) > [The role of government has never been to plan every detail or dictate every outcome. At its best, government has simply knocked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-role-of-government-has-never-been-to-plan-every-detail-or-dictate/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/barack-obama-17_america_the-role-of-government-has-never-been-to_950336.jpg) > [We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-need-scientists-to-design-new-fuels-we-need-farmers-to-help-grow/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/barack-obama-17_age_we-need-scientists-to-design-new-fuels-w_2271783.jpg) > [Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important. And we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/of-all-the-rocks-upon-which-we-build-our-lives-we-are-reminded-today-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/barack-obama-17_being-a-father_of-all-the-rocks-upon-which-we-build-our_2838482.jpg) > [We've got to make sure that we rebuild the infrastructure in America, because we used to be - have the best bridges,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-got-to-make-sure-that-we-rebuild-the-infrastructure-in-america/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/barack-obama-17_airports_we-ve-got-to-make-sure-that-we-rebuild-t_3159062.jpg) ## Other authors on Foundation ## 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/foundation/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "16 Foundation Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is no doubt that thanks to the steps that we took early on to rescue our economy and to rebuild it on a new foundation, we are entering into the new year with new confidence that America is coming back.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-is-no-doubt-that-thanks-to-the-steps-that-we-took-early-on-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/barack-obama-17_america_there-is-no-doubt-that-thanks-to-the-ste_1736596.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/barack-obama-17_america_there-is-no-doubt-that-thanks-to-the-ste_1736596.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/barack-obama-17_america_there-is-no-doubt-that-thanks-to-the-ste_1736596.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is no doubt that thanks to the steps that we took early on to rescue our economy and to rebuild it on…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With effort we can protect the foundation of our democracy, for which so many marched across this bridge, the right to vote.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/with-effort-we-can-protect-the-foundation-of-our-democracy-for-which/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/barack-obama-17_bridges_with-effort-we-can-protect-the-foundatio_1490582.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/barack-obama-17_bridges_with-effort-we-can-protect-the-foundatio_1490582.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/barack-obama-17_bridges_with-effort-we-can-protect-the-foundatio_1490582.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“With effort we can protect the foundation of our democracy, for which so many marched across this bridge…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "His peaceful resistance shook the foundations of an empire, exposed the emptiness of a repressive ideology, and proved that moral leadership is more powerful than any weapon.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/his-peaceful-resistance-shook-the-foundations-of-an-empire-exposed/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/barack-obama-17_empires_his-peaceful-resistance-shook-the-founda_2342051.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/barack-obama-17_empires_his-peaceful-resistance-shook-the-founda_2342051.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/barack-obama-17_empires_his-peaceful-resistance-shook-the-founda_2342051.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“His peaceful resistance shook the foundations of an empire, exposed the emptiness of a repressive ideology…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am encouraged by the president-elect's [Donald Trump] insistence that NATO is a commitment that does not change. And his full commitment to NATO as the foundation for our international security I think is very important.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-encouraged-by-the-president-elect-s-donald-trump-insistence-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/barack-obama-17_commitment_i-am-encouraged-by-the-president-elect-s_793195.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/barack-obama-17_commitment_i-am-encouraged-by-the-president-elect-s_793195.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/barack-obama-17_commitment_i-am-encouraged-by-the-president-elect-s_793195.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am encouraged by the president-elect's [Donald Trump] insistence that NATO is a commitment that does not…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of our economy calls for action: bold and swift. And we will act not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its costs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-everywhere-we-look-there-is-work-to-be-done-the-state-of-our/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/barack-obama-17_action_for-everywhere-we-look-there-is-work-to_2679109.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/barack-obama-17_action_for-everywhere-we-look-there-is-work-to_2679109.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/barack-obama-17_action_for-everywhere-we-look-there-is-work-to_2679109.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of our economy calls for action: bold and swift…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With Singapore's partnership, the United States in engaging more deeply across South-east Asia and Asean, which is central to the region's peace and prosperity. Singapore is an anchor for the US presence in the region, which is a foundation of stability and peace.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/with-singapore-s-partnership-the-united-states-in-engaging-more/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/barack-obama-17_anchors_with-singapore-s-partnership-the-united_2793878.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/barack-obama-17_anchors_with-singapore-s-partnership-the-united_2793878.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/barack-obama-17_anchors_with-singapore-s-partnership-the-united_2793878.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“With Singapore's partnership, the United States in engaging more deeply across South-east Asia and Asean…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-time-to-fundamentally-change-the-way-that-we-do-business-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/barack-obama-17_21st-century_it-s-time-to-fundamentally-change-the-wa_2443981.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/barack-obama-17_21st-century_it-s-time-to-fundamentally-change-the-wa_2443981.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/barack-obama-17_21st-century_it-s-time-to-fundamentally-change-the-wa_2443981.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is in the interests of all of us - the United States, China and the rest of the world - to make sure that the rules of the road are upheld. These rules and norms are part of the foundation of regional stability, and they have allowed nations across the region, including China, to grow and prosper.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-is-in-the-interests-of-all-of-us-the-united-states-china-and-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/barack-obama-17_china_it-is-in-the-interests-of-all-of-us-the_1106303.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/barack-obama-17_china_it-is-in-the-interests-of-all-of-us-the_1106303.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/barack-obama-17_china_it-is-in-the-interests-of-all-of-us-the_1106303.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is in the interests of all of us - the United States, China and the rest of the world - to make sure that…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's no wonder that America's engagement in the region has strong, sustained, bipartisan support. So I'll be handing my successor a strong foundation - including closer ties with Singapore - on which to continue building, and I'm optimistic that will happen.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-no-wonder-that-america-s-engagement-in-the-region-has-strong/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/barack-obama-17_america_it-s-no-wonder-that-america-s-engagement_1254504.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/barack-obama-17_america_it-s-no-wonder-that-america-s-engagement_1254504.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/barack-obama-17_america_it-s-no-wonder-that-america-s-engagement_1254504.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's no wonder that America's engagement in the region has strong, sustained, bipartisan support. So I'll be…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and lifelong support, let us pay respect to the women who carry out the hard work of motherhood with skill and grace, and let us remember those mothers who, though no longer with us, inspire us still.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/mothers-are-the-rocks-of-our-families-and-a-foundation-in-our/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/barack-obama-17_be-respectful_mothers-are-the-rocks-of-our-families-an_2107281.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/barack-obama-17_be-respectful_mothers-are-the-rocks-of-our-families-an_2107281.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/barack-obama-17_be-respectful_mothers-are-the-rocks-of-our-families-an_2107281.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think my most important advice is to understand what are the foundations of a healthy democracy and how we have to engage in citizenship continuously, not just when something upsets us; not just when there's an election or when an issue pops up for a few weeks. It's hard work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-my-most-important-advice-is-to-understand-what-are-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/barack-obama-17_advice_i-think-my-most-important-advice-is-to-u_339829.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/barack-obama-17_advice_i-think-my-most-important-advice-is-to-u_339829.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/barack-obama-17_advice_i-think-my-most-important-advice-is-to-u_339829.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think my most important advice is to understand what are the foundations of a healthy democracy and how we…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "On my recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust memorial, and reaffirm our collective responsibility to confront anti-Semitism, prejudice, and intolerance across the world. On this Yom Hashoah, we must accept the full responsibility of remembrance, as nations and as individuals-not simply to pledge \"never again,\" but to commit ourselves to the understanding, empathy and compassion that is the foundation of peace and human dignity.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/on-my-recent-trip-to-israel-i-had-the-opportunity-to-visit-yad-vashem/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/barack-obama-17_accepting_on-my-recent-trip-to-israel-i-had-the-op_1243989.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/barack-obama-17_accepting_on-my-recent-trip-to-israel-i-had-the-op_1243989.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/barack-obama-17_accepting_on-my-recent-trip-to-israel-i-had-the-op_1243989.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“On my recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The role of government has never been to plan every detail or dictate every outcome. At its best, government has simply knocked away barriers to opportunity and laid the foundation for a better future. Our people -- with all their drive and ingenuity -- always end up building the rest. And if we can do that again -- if we can continue building that foundation and making those hard decisions on behalf of the next generation -- I have no doubt that we will leave our children the America that we all hope for.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-role-of-government-has-never-been-to-plan-every-detail-or-dictate/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/barack-obama-17_america_the-role-of-government-has-never-been-to_950336.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/barack-obama-17_america_the-role-of-government-has-never-been-to_950336.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/barack-obama-17_america_the-role-of-government-has-never-been-to_950336.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The role of government has never been to plan every detail or dictate every outcome. At its best, government…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We need entrepreneurs to sell those technologies. We need workers to operate assembly lines that hum with high-tech, zero-carbon components. We need builders to hammer into place the foundations for a clean energy age. We need diplomats and businessmen and women, and Peace Corps volunteers to help developing nations skip past the dirty phase of development and transition to sustainable sources of energy. In other words, we need you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-need-scientists-to-design-new-fuels-we-need-farmers-to-help-grow/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/barack-obama-17_age_we-need-scientists-to-design-new-fuels-w_2271783.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/barack-obama-17_age_we-need-scientists-to-design-new-fuels-w_2271783.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/barack-obama-17_age_we-need-scientists-to-design-new-fuels-w_2271783.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important. And we are called to recognize and honor how critical every father is to that foundation. They are teachers and coaches. They are mentors and role models. They are examples of success and the men who constantly push us toward it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/of-all-the-rocks-upon-which-we-build-our-lives-we-are-reminded-today-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/barack-obama-17_being-a-father_of-all-the-rocks-upon-which-we-build-our_2838482.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/barack-obama-17_being-a-father_of-all-the-rocks-upon-which-we-build-our_2838482.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/barack-obama-17_being-a-father_of-all-the-rocks-upon-which-we-build-our_2838482.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important. And…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We've got to make sure that we rebuild the infrastructure in America, because we used to be - have the best bridges, the best roads, the best airports. And now, when you go to China or you go to Europe, you see that they are outstripping us in terms of infrastructure. And if we put people back to work, that would be good not only in the short term, but it would also lay the foundation, the framework for long-term economic and job growth.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-got-to-make-sure-that-we-rebuild-the-infrastructure-in-america/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/barack-obama-17_airports_we-ve-got-to-make-sure-that-we-rebuild-t_3159062.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/barack-obama-17_airports_we-ve-got-to-make-sure-that-we-rebuild-t_3159062.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/barack-obama-17_airports_we-ve-got-to-make-sure-that-we-rebuild-t_3159062.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We've got to make sure that we rebuild the infrastructure in America, because we used to be - have the best…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/barack-obama/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/barack-obama/", "name": "Foundation Quotes by Barack Obama", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/barack-obama/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/barack-obama-17_america_there-is-no-doubt-that-thanks-to-the-ste_1736596.jpg" }, "description": "16 Foundation quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Foundation sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/barack-obama/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/barack-obama/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Foundation", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Barack Obama", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/barack-obama/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```