--- title: "10 Granted Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "10 Granted quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Granted sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/barack-obama-17_achievement_i-continue-to-believe-when-i-said-in-han_250084.jpg" --- > [I continue to believe when I said in Hanover, that the E.U. remains one of the world's great political and economic achievements,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-continue-to-believe-when-i-said-in-hanover-that-the-e-u-remains-one/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/barack-obama-17_achievement_i-continue-to-believe-when-i-said-in-han_250084.jpg) > [Sometimes we take somebody who's been in the trenches and fought the good fight and been steady for granted. Sometimes we act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sometimes-we-take-somebody-who-s-been-in-the-trenches-and-fought-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/barack-obama-17_character_sometimes-we-take-somebody-who-s-been-in_2607918.jpg) > [We can lose so much of what we've gained in terms of the kind of democratic freedoms and market-based economies and prosperity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-can-lose-so-much-of-what-we-ve-gained-in-terms-of-the-kind-of/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/barack-obama-17_democratic_we-can-lose-so-much-of-what-we-ve-gained_1292382.jpg) > [It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-was-the-labor-movement-that-helped-secure-so-much-of-what-we-take/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/barack-obama-17_family_it-was-the-labor-movement-that-helped-se_1163078.jpg) > [I think sometimes Europe may take for granted the extraordinary progress that's been made over the last 40, 50 years. I recognize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-sometimes-europe-may-take-for-granted-the-extraordinary/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a48/barack-obama-17_arise_i-think-sometimes-europe-may-take-for-gr_1390189.jpg) > [We should never forget that God granted us the power to reason so that we would do His work here on Earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-should-never-forget-that-god-granted-us-the-power-to-reason-so/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcc/barack-obama-17_cures_we-should-never-forget-that-god-granted_2785860.jpg) > [I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/barack-obama-17_civil-liberties_i-can-say-across-europe-that-many-princi_10700.jpg) > [These are young people who made mistakes that aren't that different than the mistakes I made and the mistakes that a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/these-are-young-people-who-made-mistakes-that-aren-t-that-different/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/barack-obama-17_criminal-justice_these-are-young-people-who-made-mistakes_1171544.jpg) > [What I consistently say to young people - I say it in the United States, but I'll say it here in Germany…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-i-consistently-say-to-young-people-i-say-it-in-the-united-states/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/barack-obama-17_assuming_what-i-consistently-say-to-young-people_275362.jpg) > [I found during the course of my political career on the national scene there's a point where the vanity burns away and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-found-during-the-course-of-my-political-career-on-the-national/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b56/barack-obama-17_bigs_i-found-during-the-course-of-my-politica_2025439.jpg) ## Other authors on Granted ## 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/granted/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "10 Granted Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I continue to believe when I said in Hanover, that the E.U. remains one of the world's great political and economic achievements, and that those achievements should not be taken for granted.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-continue-to-believe-when-i-said-in-hanover-that-the-e-u-remains-one/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/barack-obama-17_achievement_i-continue-to-believe-when-i-said-in-han_250084.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/barack-obama-17_achievement_i-continue-to-believe-when-i-said-in-han_250084.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/barack-obama-17_achievement_i-continue-to-believe-when-i-said-in-han_250084.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I continue to believe when I said in Hanover, that the E.U. remains one of the world's great political and…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes we take somebody who's been in the trenches and fought the good fight and been steady for granted. 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