--- title: "12 Heard Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "12 Heard quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Heard sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/369/barack-obama-17_agree_over-the-last-several-days-we-have-heard_2208962.jpg" --- > [Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/over-the-last-several-days-we-have-heard-from-members-of-congress-who/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/369/barack-obama-17_agree_over-the-last-several-days-we-have-heard_2208962.jpg) > [Write anything you want because we'll never be heard from again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/write-anything-you-want-because-we-ll-never-be-heard-from-again/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/barack-obama-17_heard_write-anything-you-want-because-we-ll-ne_1598000.jpg) > [ The president \[Barack Obama\] laid out his vision for foreign policy in a way that we hadn't heard before. And it could… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-president-barack-obama-laid-out-his-vision-for-foreign-policy-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e7/barack-obama-17_barack_the-president-barack-obama-laid-out-his_2462267.jpg) > [People are discouraged from voting and part of what is important for Latino citizens is to make your voice heard, because you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/people-are-discouraged-from-voting-and-part-of-what-is-important-for/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/barack-obama-17_citizens_people-are-discouraged-from-voting-and-p_3220536.jpg) > [Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/contrary-to-the-rumors-you-have-heard-i-was-not-born-in-a-manger-i/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/barack-obama-17_born_contrary-to-the-rumors-you-have-heard-i_2495094.jpg) > [I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-do-think-that-all-politicians-today-have-to-be-more-attentive-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/947/barack-obama-17_heard_i-do-think-that-all-politicians-today-ha_2250281.jpg) > [As tough as things have been, I am convinced you are tougher. I've seen your passion and I've seen your service. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-tough-as-things-have-been-i-am-convinced-you-are-tougher-i-ve-seen/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/barack-obama-17_convinced_as-tough-as-things-have-been-i-am-convin_2787028.jpg) > [Like Joe Biden and so many other Americans, I've lost people I love deeply to cancer. I've heard often from those whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/like-joe-biden-and-so-many-other-americans-i-ve-lost-people-i-love/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/barack-obama-17_addiction_like-joe-biden-and-so-many-other-america_1886133.jpg) > [The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-tea-party-i-have-huge-disagreements-with-obviously-but-i-give/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/barack-obama-17_country_the-tea-party-i-have-huge-disagreements_318005.jpg) > [Who is Barack Obama? Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/who-is-barack-obama-contrary-to-the-rumors-you-have-heard-i-was-not/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/442/barack-obama-17_barack_who-is-barack-obama-contrary-to-the-rumo_886461.jpg) > [I didn't become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college. It happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-didn-t-become-a-christian-until-many-years-later-when-i-moved-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/barack-obama-17_chicago_i-didn-t-become-a-christian-until-many-y_109441.jpg) > [When we don't pay close attention to the decisions made by our leaders, when we fail to educate ourselves about the major…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-we-don-t-pay-close-attention-to-the-decisions-made-by-our-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/barack-obama-17_able_when-we-don-t-pay-close-attention-to-the_668455.jpg) ## Other authors on Heard ## 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/heard/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "12 Heard Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. 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