--- title: "10 Gas Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "10 Gas quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Gas sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/894/barack-obama-17_classic_gas-tax-holiday-is-a-classic-washington_1975421.jpg" --- > [Gas tax holiday is a classic Washington gimmick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/gas-tax-holiday-is-a-classic-washington-gimmick/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/894/barack-obama-17_classic_gas-tax-holiday-is-a-classic-washington_1975421.jpg) > [I want to control our own energy by developing oil and natural gas but also the energy sources of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-want-to-control-our-own-energy-by-developing-oil-and-natural-gas/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/barack-obama-17_climate_i-want-to-control-our-own-energy-by-deve_684783.jpg) > [Just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the United States going into re-election wants gas prices to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/just-from-a-political-perspective-do-you-think-the-president-of-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/barack-obama-17_bottom_just-from-a-political-perspective-do-you_1972726.jpg) > [If you think that we've overregulated in the environmental space what I can show you is that we have tripled the amount…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-think-that-we-ve-overregulated-in-the-environmental-space-what/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/barack-obama-17_amount_if-you-think-that-we-ve-overregulated-in_2092042.jpg) > [We've got to control our own energy. Now, not only oil and natural gas, which we've been investing in; but also, we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-got-to-control-our-own-energy-now-not-only-oil-and-natural-gas/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/barack-obama-17_biofuels_we-ve-got-to-control-our-own-energy-now_1586561.jpg) > [So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-if-somebody-wants-to-build-a-coal-powered-plant-they-can-it-s-just/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/barack-obama-17_caps_so-if-somebody-wants-to-build-a-coal-pow_1441808.jpg) > [If we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, if we choose to keep a tax break for corporate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-choose-to-keep-those-tax-breaks-for-millionaires-and/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c5/barack-obama-17_billionaire_if-we-choose-to-keep-those-tax-breaks-fo_2149381.jpg) > [Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket… Because I’m capping greenhouse gasses, coal power plants,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system-electricity-rates-would-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/barack-obama-17_caps_under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system_2723578.jpg) > [Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. . . . Because I'm capping greenhouse gases,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system-electricity-rates-would-3/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/barack-obama-17_caps_under-my-plan-of-a-cap-and-trade-system_2989750.jpg) > [The Russians can't change us or significantly weaken us. They are a smaller country. They are a weaker country. Their economy doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-russians-can-t-change-us-or-significantly-weaken-us-they-are-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c81/barack-obama-17_country_the-russians-can-t-change-us-or-signific_812418.jpg) ## Other authors on Gas ## 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/gas/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "10 Gas Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Gas tax holiday is a classic Washington gimmick.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/gas-tax-holiday-is-a-classic-washington-gimmick/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/894/barack-obama-17_classic_gas-tax-holiday-is-a-classic-washington_1975421.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/894/barack-obama-17_classic_gas-tax-holiday-is-a-classic-washington_1975421.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/894/barack-obama-17_classic_gas-tax-holiday-is-a-classic-washington_1975421.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Gas tax holiday is a classic Washington gimmick.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to control our own energy by developing oil and natural gas but also the energy sources of the future.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-want-to-control-our-own-energy-by-developing-oil-and-natural-gas/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/barack-obama-17_climate_i-want-to-control-our-own-energy-by-deve_684783.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/barack-obama-17_climate_i-want-to-control-our-own-energy-by-deve_684783.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/barack-obama-17_climate_i-want-to-control-our-own-energy-by-deve_684783.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to control our own energy by developing oil and natural gas but also the energy sources of the future.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the United States going into re-election wants gas prices to go up higher? 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