--- title: "9 Gains Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "9 Gains quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Gains sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/barack-obama-17_capital-gains_i-can-make-a-firm-pledge-under-my-plan-n_392640.jpg" --- > [I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-make-a-firm-pledge-under-my-plan-no-family-making-less-than-250/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/barack-obama-17_capital-gains_i-can-make-a-firm-pledge-under-my-plan-n_392640.jpg) > [I will eliminate capital-gains taxes for the small businesses and the startups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-will-eliminate-capital-gains-taxes-for-the-small-businesses-and-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/barack-obama-17_business_i-will-eliminate-capital-gains-taxes-for_2797609.jpg) > [Now that Iran's actions have been verified, it can begin to receive relief from certain nuclear sanctions and gain access to its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/now-that-iran-s-actions-have-been-verified-it-can-begin-to-receive/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/barack-obama-17_access_now-that-iran-s-actions-have-been-verifi_268534.jpg) > [The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-elevation-of-appearance-over-substance-of-celebrity-over/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/barack-obama-17_achievement_the-elevation-of-appearance-over-substan_1619968.jpg) > [I think that the risk to all the progress we've made was at stake in the election because not just the president-elect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-the-risk-to-all-the-progress-we-ve-made-was-at-stake-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c81/barack-obama-17_agendas_i-think-that-the-risk-to-all-the-progres_682505.jpg) > [Everything we've done has been designed to make sure that we address that number one priority. That's what the sanctions regime was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/everything-we-ve-done-has-been-designed-to-make-sure-that-we-address/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/barack-obama-17_able_everything-we-ve-done-has-been-designed_2254367.jpg) > [You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-can-choose-a-future-where-more-americans-have-the-chance-to-gain/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44b/barack-obama-17_chance_you-can-choose-a-future-where-more-ameri_2598029.jpg) > [And we remember the end of our combat mission and the emergence of a new dawn -- the precision of our efforts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-we-remember-the-end-of-our-combat-mission-and-the-emergence-of-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/barack-obama-17_al-qaeda_and-we-remember-the-end-of-our-combat-mi_824637.jpg) > [Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/now-let-s-make-two-things-clear-isil-is-not-islamic-no-religion/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/barack-obama-17_advantage_now-let-s-make-two-things-clear-isil-is_366721.jpg) ## Other authors on Gains ## 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/gains/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "9 Gains Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. 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In handing over responsibility to the Iraqis, you preserved the gains of the last four years and made this day possible.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-we-remember-the-end-of-our-combat-mission-and-the-emergence-of-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/barack-obama-17_al-qaeda_and-we-remember-the-end-of-our-combat-mi_824637.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/barack-obama-17_al-qaeda_and-we-remember-the-end-of-our-combat-mi_824637.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/barack-obama-17_al-qaeda_and-we-remember-the-end-of-our-combat-mi_824637.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And we remember the end of our combat mission and the emergence of a new dawn -- the precision of our…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' 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