--- title: "16 Huge Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "16 Huge quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Huge sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/barack-obama-17_caps_so-if-somebody-wants-to-build-a-coal-pow_1441808.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) > [Health care has become a proxy for a broader set of issues about how much government should be involved in our economy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/health-care-has-become-a-proxy-for-a-broader-set-of-issues-about-how/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/barack-obama-17_care_health-care-has-become-a-proxy-for-a-bro_1272286.jpg) > [Let's say I'm on the policy wonk end of the spectrum. As much as I can dive into a briefing book and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/let-s-say-i-m-on-the-policy-wonk-end-of-the-spectrum-as-much-as-i-can/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/647/barack-obama-17_amount_let-s-say-i-m-on-the-policy-wonk-end-of_2948099.jpg) > [ We don't have this huge footprint, we are less likely to be targeted as, you know, occupiers \[in Afghanistan and Iraq\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-don-t-have-this-huge-footprint-we-are-less-likely-to-be-targeted/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/barack-obama-17_afghanistan_we-don-t-have-this-huge-footprint-we-are_505636.jpg) > [Insurance companies, drug companies are going to have to be ponying up, partly because right now they're receiving huge subsidies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/insurance-companies-drug-companies-are-going-to-have-to-be-ponying-up/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/barack-obama-17_company_insurance-companies-drug-companies-are-g_783539.jpg) > [And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-so-our-goal-on-health-care-is-if-we-can-get-instead-of-health/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/barack-obama-17_care_and-so-our-goal-on-health-care-is-if-we_1535915.jpg) > [The same would be true for something like Social Security, where historically, if you just read the law and the fact that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-same-would-be-true-for-something-like-social-security-where/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/barack-obama-17_african-american_the-same-would-be-true-for-something-lik_2741241.jpg) > [This is where I think policies do need to be somewhat race-specific, is making sure that institutions are not discriminatory. So you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-is-where-i-think-policies-do-need-to-be-somewhat-race-specific/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/barack-obama-17_accumulation_this-is-where-i-think-policies-do-need-t_1780873.jpg) > [ISIS is not an organization that can destroy the United States. This is not a huge industrial power that can pose great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/isis-is-not-an-organization-that-can-destroy-the-united-states-this/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/barack-obama-17_great-risk_isis-is-not-an-organization-that-can-des_2784330.jpg) > [I could never be a politician. But as uncomfortable as I would be doing so, I have no problem with Obama's long-planned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-could-never-be-a-politician-but-as-uncomfortable-as-i-would-be/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/barack-obama-17_better-off_i-could-never-be-a-politician-but-as-unc_2222604.jpg) > [ We were just at the beginnings of a recovery \[in 2010\]. And the, you know, whoever is president at that point is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-were-just-at-the-beginnings-of-a-recovery-in-2010-and-the-you-know/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/barack-obama-17_advantage_we-were-just-at-the-beginnings-of-a-reco_922833.jpg) > [The banks, because of mismanagement, because of huge risk taking, are now in very vulnerable positions. We can expect that we're gonna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-banks-because-of-mismanagement-because-of-huge-risk-taking-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/barack-obama-17_credit_the-banks-because-of-mismanagement-becau_276841.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) > [Let's also say that the Justice Department and the courts are making sure, as I've said in a speech before, that when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/let-s-also-say-that-the-justice-department-and-the-courts-are-making/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/barack-obama-17_african-american_let-s-also-say-that-the-justice-departme_1586807.jpg) > [I was always amused that people were either skeptical or surprised that I would choose a Hillary Clinton as a secretary of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-was-always-amused-that-people-were-either-skeptical-or-surprised/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/barack-obama-17_amused_i-was-always-amused-that-people-were-eit_2064524.jpg) > [If you hear what people had to say about Abraham Lincoln or what they had to say about FDR, or what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-hear-what-people-had-to-say-about-abraham-lincoln-or-what-they/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/barack-obama-17_abraham_if-you-hear-what-people-had-to-say-about_2578027.jpg) ## Other authors on Huge ## 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/huge/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "16 Huge Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. 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So you've got something like the FHA [Federal Housing Administration], which was on its face a universal program that involved a huge mechanism for wealth accumulation and people entering into the middle class.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-is-where-i-think-policies-do-need-to-be-somewhat-race-specific/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/barack-obama-17_accumulation_this-is-where-i-think-policies-do-need-t_1780873.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/barack-obama-17_accumulation_this-is-where-i-think-policies-do-need-t_1780873.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/barack-obama-17_accumulation_this-is-where-i-think-policies-do-need-t_1780873.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This is where I think policies do need to be somewhat race-specific, is making sure that institutions are…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "ISIS is not an organization that can destroy the United States. 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