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title: "44 House Quotes By Barack Obama"
description: "44 House quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more House sayings from other authors."
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> [We buy our own toilet paper even here in the White House.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-buy-our-own-toilet-paper-even-here-in-the-white-house/)

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> [ 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/)

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> [ \[White House is\] the finest prison in the world. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/white-house-is-the-finest-prison-in-the-world/)

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> [ I don't take a dime of their \[lobbyist\] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-take-a-dime-of-their-lobbyist-money-and-when-i-am-president/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [In the first two years, when I had a strong majority in the House and the Senate, we were as productive as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-the-first-two-years-when-i-had-a-strong-majority-in-the-house-and/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [One faction of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government, doesn't get to shut down the entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-faction-of-one-party-in-one-house-of-congress-in-one-branch-of/)

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> [If somebody was sending rockets into my house, where my two daughters sleep at night, I’m going to do everything in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-somebody-was-sending-rockets-into-my-house-where-my-two-daughters/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Since I'm the president and Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate, it's understandable that people are saying, you know, 'What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/since-i-m-the-president-and-democrats-have-controlled-the-house-and/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [ \[White House\] feels even more like home now because you have all these memories that were formed watching your kids grow up. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/white-house-feels-even-more-like-home-now-because-you-have-all-these/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [These days, the House Republicans actually give John Boehner a harder time than they give me. Which means orange really is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/these-days-the-house-republicans-actually-give-john-boehner-a-harder/)

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> [ Now suddenly you got members of your \[White House\] team who were 23, 24. They've met their wives here, or their husbands here. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/now-suddenly-you-got-members-of-your-white-house-team-who-were-23-24/)

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> [Do not tell me that we're not drilling. We're drilling all over this country. I mean, I guess there's some - there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/do-not-tell-me-that-we-re-not-drilling-we-re-drilling-all-over-this/)

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> [Ultimately, if you think about all the youth that everybody has mentioned here in Africa, if everybody is raising living standards to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/ultimately-if-you-think-about-all-the-youth-that-everybody-has/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [ There's some bittersweet feelings about leaving the people here \[in the White House\]. 'Cause even though all the team you assemble, you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-s-some-bittersweet-feelings-about-leaving-the-people-here-in/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [If American workers are being denied their right to organize and collectively bargain when I'm in the White House, I will put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-american-workers-are-being-denied-their-right-to-organize-and/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [If you only think about yourself - how much money can I make, what can I buy, how nice is my house,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-only-think-about-yourself-how-much-money-can-i-make-what-can-i/)

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> [People have to recognize that it’s going to take some time for trust to be built not only between Democrats and Republicans,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/people-have-to-recognize-that-it-s-going-to-take-some-time-for-trust/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Those who threaten Israel threaten us. Israel has always faced these threats on the frontlines, and I will bring to the White…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/those-who-threaten-israel-threaten-us-israel-has-always-faced-these/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I changed those things that were in direct - my direct control. I mean, I - look, I'm proud of the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-changed-those-things-that-were-in-direct-my-direct-control-i-mean-i/)

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> [We had to get out of Chicago so quick. Election night happens, suddenly I'm talking to Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-had-to-get-out-of-chicago-so-quick-election-night-happens-suddenly/)

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> [When we were working on immigration reform and there was a young Latino man, young immigration activist here who, in the Roosevelt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-we-were-working-on-immigration-reform-and-there-was-a-young/)

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> [When you've got a economy in which 40 percent of economic growth is happening in the financial sector, that turns out that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-you-ve-got-a-economy-in-which-40-percent-of-economic-growth-is/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [One of the things that you come pretty early on to understand in this job, and you start figuring out even during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-things-that-you-come-pretty-early-on-to-understand-in-this/)

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> [ \[The White House staff\] start bringing in their kids, who you think should be babies and now are in second grade or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-white-house-staff-start-bringing-in-their-kids-who-you-think/)

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> [For Democrats who are feeling completely discouraged, I've been trying to remind them, everybody remembers my Boston speech in 2004. They may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-democrats-who-are-feeling-completely-discouraged-i-ve-been-trying/)

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> [You know, when I made a series of overtures to the Republicans, going over to meet with both Republican caucuses, you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-know-when-i-made-a-series-of-overtures-to-the-republicans-going/)

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> [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/)

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> [Anybody who gets into bed and turns out the lights the first night in the White House probably feels a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/anybody-who-gets-into-bed-and-turns-out-the-lights-the-first-night-in/)

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> [I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-look-forward-to-hosting-an-iftar-dinner-celebrating-ramadan-here-at/)

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> [For the first time in our history, the winners of the White House Turkey Pardon were chosen through a highly competitive online…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-the-first-time-in-our-history-the-winners-of-the-white-house/)

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> [ \[My kids\] are, sweet, kind, funny, smart, respectful people, and they treat everybody with respect. That's not just the biases of a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-kids-are-sweet-kind-funny-smart-respectful-people-and-they-treat/)

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> [The United States does not have a monopoly on crazy people. It's not the only country that has psychosis. And yet we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-united-states-does-not-have-a-monopoly-on-crazy-people-it-s-not/)

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> [What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-i-worry-about-would-be-that-you-essentially-have-two-chambers/)

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> [This massacre in Orlando is therefore a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-massacre-in-orlando-is-therefore-a-further-reminder-of-how-easy/)

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> [More than a building that houses books and data, the library represents a window to a larger world, the place where we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/more-than-a-building-that-houses-books-and-data-the-library/)

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> [When you've got little kids, and you're tucking them in. When you open a door and they're in their pajamas and they're,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-you-ve-got-little-kids-and-you-re-tucking-them-in-when-you-open/)

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> [What I'm thinking about are the millions of people, many of whom write me very personal letters :"Dear Mr. President: I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-i-m-thinking-about-are-the-millions-of-people-many-of-whom-write/)

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> [Oftentimes, misunderstandings and antagonism surfaces most strongly when economic times are tough. And that's not surprising. If everybody is working and feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/oftentimes-misunderstandings-and-antagonism-surfaces-most-strongly/)

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> [How you staff, particularly the chief of staff, the national security adviser, your White House counsel, how you set up a process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/how-you-staff-particularly-the-chief-of-staff-the-national-security/)

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> [We're up against the conventional thinking that says your ability to lead as president comes from longevity in Washington or proximity to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-re-up-against-the-conventional-thinking-that-says-your-ability-to/)

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## Other authors on House

## 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/)

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