---
title: "12 Fuel Quotes By Barack Obama"
description: "12 Fuel quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Fuel sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/barack-obama-17_catastrophe_unless-we-free-ourselves-from-a-dependen_1426892.jpg"
---

> [Unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels... we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/unless-we-free-ourselves-from-a-dependence-on-these-fossil-fuels-we/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/barack-obama-17_catastrophe_unless-we-free-ourselves-from-a-dependen_1426892.jpg)

> [What we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-can-be-scientifically-certain-of-is-that-our-continued-use-of/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/barack-obama-17_certain_what-we-can-be-scientifically-certain-of_1745492.jpg)

> [We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-will-harness-the-sun-and-the-winds-and-the-soil-to-fuel-our-cars/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/barack-obama-17_car_we-will-harness-the-sun-and-the-winds-an_254979.jpg)

> [We’re making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that’s actually made from a plant-like substance-algae... We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-development-of-gasoline-and/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d81/barack-obama-17_algae_we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-deve_324551.jpg)

> [The world must come together to confront climate change. There is little scientific dispute that if we do nothing, we will face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-world-must-come-together-to-confront-climate-change-there-is/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/barack-obama-17_change_the-world-must-come-together-to-confront_1235800.jpg)

> [Here's the truth: even if countries like the United States curb our emissions, if growing countries like India - with soaring energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/here-s-the-truth-even-if-countries-like-the-united-states-curb-our/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/barack-obama-17_chance_here-s-the-truth-even-if-countries-like_704983.jpg)

> [We're making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that's actually made from a plant-like substance-algae...we could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-development-of-gasoline-and-2/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/barack-obama-17_algae_we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-deve_1069738.jpg)

> [If we're going to prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-re-going-to-prevent-large-parts-of-this-earth-from-becoming-not/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/barack-obama-17_becoming_if-we-re-going-to-prevent-large-parts-of_1509807.jpg)

> [When Americans are called on to innovate, that's what we do - whether it's making more fuel-efficient cars or more fuel-efficient appliances,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-americans-are-called-on-to-innovate-that-s-what-we-do-whether-it/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/barack-obama-17_acid_when-americans-are-called-on-to-innovate_1047353.jpg)

> [The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-issue-of-climate-change-is-one-that-we-ignore-at-our-own-peril/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdb/barack-obama-17_atmosphere_the-issue-of-climate-change-is-one-that_1298170.jpg)

> [It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-ought-to-concern-every-person-because-it-is-a-debasement-of-our/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/barack-obama-17_business_it-ought-to-concern-every-person-because_2511398.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)

## Other authors on Fuel

## 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/fuel/barack-obama/#itemlist",
            "name": "12 Fuel Quotes By Barack Obama",
            "numberOfItems": 12,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels... we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/unless-we-free-ourselves-from-a-dependence-on-these-fossil-fuels-we/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/barack-obama-17_catastrophe_unless-we-free-ourselves-from-a-dependen_1426892.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/barack-obama-17_catastrophe_unless-we-free-ourselves-from-a-dependen_1426892.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/barack-obama-17_catastrophe_unless-we-free-ourselves-from-a-dependen_1426892.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels... we are condemning future generations to…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "What we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-can-be-scientifically-certain-of-is-that-our-continued-use-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/barack-obama-17_certain_what-we-can-be-scientifically-certain-of_1745492.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/barack-obama-17_certain_what-we-can-be-scientifically-certain-of_1745492.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/barack-obama-17_certain_what-we-can-be-scientifically-certain-of_1745492.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“What we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-will-harness-the-sun-and-the-winds-and-the-soil-to-fuel-our-cars/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/barack-obama-17_car_we-will-harness-the-sun-and-the-winds-an_254979.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/barack-obama-17_car_we-will-harness-the-sun-and-the-winds-an_254979.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/barack-obama-17_car_we-will-harness-the-sun-and-the-winds-an_254979.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We’re making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that’s actually made from a plant-like substance-algae... We could replace up to 17 percent of the oil we import for transportation with this fuel that we can grow right here in the United States.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-development-of-gasoline-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d81/barack-obama-17_algae_we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-deve_324551.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d81/barack-obama-17_algae_we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-deve_324551.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d81/barack-obama-17_algae_we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-deve_324551.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We’re making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that’s actually made…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The world must come together to confront climate change. There is little scientific dispute that if we do nothing, we will face more drought, famine and mass displacement that will fuel more conflict for decades.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-world-must-come-together-to-confront-climate-change-there-is/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/barack-obama-17_change_the-world-must-come-together-to-confront_1235800.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/barack-obama-17_change_the-world-must-come-together-to-confront_1235800.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/barack-obama-17_change_the-world-must-come-together-to-confront_1235800.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The world must come together to confront climate change. There is little scientific dispute that if we do…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Here's the truth: even if countries like the United States curb our emissions, if growing countries like India - with soaring energy needs - don't also embrace cleaner fuels, then we don't stand a chance against climate change.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/here-s-the-truth-even-if-countries-like-the-united-states-curb-our/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/barack-obama-17_chance_here-s-the-truth-even-if-countries-like_704983.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/barack-obama-17_chance_here-s-the-truth-even-if-countries-like_704983.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/barack-obama-17_chance_here-s-the-truth-even-if-countries-like_704983.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Here's the truth: even if countries like the United States curb our emissions, if growing countries like…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We're making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that's actually made from a plant-like substance-algae...we could replace up to 17 percent of the oil we import for transportation with this fuel that we can grow right here in America.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-development-of-gasoline-and-2/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/barack-obama-17_algae_we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-deve_1069738.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/barack-obama-17_algae_we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-deve_1069738.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/barack-obama-17_algae_we-re-making-new-investments-in-the-deve_1069738.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We're making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that's actually made…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "If we're going to prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we're going to have to keep some fossil fuels in the ground rather than burn them and release more dangerous pollution into the sky.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-re-going-to-prevent-large-parts-of-this-earth-from-becoming-not/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/barack-obama-17_becoming_if-we-re-going-to-prevent-large-parts-of_1509807.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/barack-obama-17_becoming_if-we-re-going-to-prevent-large-parts-of_1509807.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/barack-obama-17_becoming_if-we-re-going-to-prevent-large-parts-of_1509807.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“If we're going to prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When Americans are called on to innovate, that's what we do - whether it's making more fuel-efficient cars or more fuel-efficient appliances, or making sure that we are putting in place the kinds of equipment that prevents harm to the ozone layer and eliminates acid rain. At every one of these steps, there have been folks who have said it can't be done. There have been naysayers who said this is going to destroy jobs and destroy industry. And it doesn't happen because once we have a clear target to meet, we typically meet it. And we find the best ways to do it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-americans-are-called-on-to-innovate-that-s-what-we-do-whether-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/barack-obama-17_acid_when-americans-are-called-on-to-innovate_1047353.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/barack-obama-17_acid_when-americans-are-called-on-to-innovate_1047353.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/barack-obama-17_acid_when-americans-are-called-on-to-innovate_1047353.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When Americans are called on to innovate, that's what we do - whether it's making more fuel-efficient cars…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing to the warming of the earth's atmosphere and how much is naturally occurring, but what we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return. And unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels and chart a new course on energy in this country, we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-issue-of-climate-change-is-one-that-we-ignore-at-our-own-peril/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdb/barack-obama-17_atmosphere_the-issue-of-climate-change-is-one-that_1298170.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdb/barack-obama-17_atmosphere_the-issue-of-climate-change-is-one-that_1298170.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdb/barack-obama-17_atmosphere_the-issue-of-climate-change-is-one-that_1298170.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because it tears at our social fabric. It ought to concern every business, because it distorts markets. It ought to concern every nation, because it endangers public health and fuels violence and organized crime. I’m talking about the injustice, the outrage, of human trafficking, which must be called by its true name - modern slavery.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barack Obama"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-ought-to-concern-every-person-because-it-is-a-debasement-of-our/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/barack-obama-17_business_it-ought-to-concern-every-person-because_2511398.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/barack-obama-17_business_it-ought-to-concern-every-person-because_2511398.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/barack-obama-17_business_it-ought-to-concern-every-person-because_2511398.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern…” — Barack Obama",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 12,
                    "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": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fuel/barack-obama/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fuel/barack-obama/",
            "name": "Fuel Quotes by Barack Obama",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fuel/barack-obama/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/barack-obama-17_catastrophe_unless-we-free-ourselves-from-a-dependen_1426892.jpg"
            },
            "description": "12 Fuel quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Fuel sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fuel/barack-obama/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fuel/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": "Fuel",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fuel/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Barack Obama",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fuel/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
            }
        }
    ]
}
```
