--- title: "8 Hardest Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "8 Hardest quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Hardest sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/barack-obama-17_administration_i-have-been-blessed-by-having-and-i-admi_502824.jpg" --- > [I have been blessed by having, and I admittedly am biased, some of the smartest, hardest-working, and good people in my administration…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-have-been-blessed-by-having-and-i-admittedly-am-biased-some-of-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/barack-obama-17_administration_i-have-been-blessed-by-having-and-i-admi_502824.jpg) > [Environmentalism is not an upper-income issue, it's not a white issue, it's not a black issue, it's not a South or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/environmentalism-is-not-an-upper-income-issue-it-s-not-a-white-issue/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/barack-obama-17_air_environmentalism-is-not-an-upper-income_633504.jpg) > [I have complete confidence in Secret Service. These guys and gals are unbelievably professional. They know what they’re doing and I basically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-have-complete-confidence-in-secret-service-these-guys-and-gals-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/barack-obama-17_able_i-have-complete-confidence-in-secret-ser_901918.jpg) > [Being a father is sometimes my hardest but always my most rewarding job. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/being-a-father-is-sometimes-my-hardest-but-always-my-most-rewarding/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/barack-obama-17_being-a-father_being-a-father-is-sometimes-my-hardest-b_1155609.jpg) > [ \[Michelle Obama\] was the hardest sell. And she never fully embraced being in the public spotlight, which is ironic, given how good… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/michelle-obama-was-the-hardest-sell-and-she-never-fully-embraced/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/barack-obama-17_given_michelle-obama-was-the-hardest-sell-and_2434873.jpg) > [One of the hardest things in politics is to convince people to do things now that will have a good effect 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-hardest-things-in-politics-is-to-convince-people-to-do/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/barack-obama-17_care_one-of-the-hardest-things-in-politics-is_3046589.jpg) > [The answers to our problems don't lie beyond our reach. They exist in our laboratories and universities; in our fields and our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-answers-to-our-problems-don-t-lie-beyond-our-reach-they-exist-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b3/barack-obama-17_america_the-answers-to-our-problems-don-t-lie-be_3054408.jpg) > [To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/to-everyone-in-this-congress-who-still-refuses-to-raise-the-minimum/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/barack-obama-17_america_to-everyone-in-this-congress-who-still-r_3202873.jpg) ## Other authors on Hardest ## 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/hardest/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "8 Hardest Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have been blessed by having, and I admittedly am biased, some of the smartest, hardest-working, and good people in my administration that I think any president has ever had.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-have-been-blessed-by-having-and-i-admittedly-am-biased-some-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/barack-obama-17_administration_i-have-been-blessed-by-having-and-i-admi_502824.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/barack-obama-17_administration_i-have-been-blessed-by-having-and-i-admi_502824.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/barack-obama-17_administration_i-have-been-blessed-by-having-and-i-admi_502824.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have been blessed by having, and I admittedly am biased, some of the smartest, hardest-working, and good…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Environmentalism is not an upper-income issue, it's not a white issue, it's not a black issue, it's not a South or a North or an East or a West issue. 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