--- title: "10 Inspired Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "10 Inspired quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Inspired sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/barack-obama-17_behinds_i-think-i-did-in-the-sense-that-there-s_3100019.jpg" --- > [I think I did in the sense that there's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-i-did-in-the-sense-that-there-s-a-whole-generation-coming-up/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/barack-obama-17_behinds_i-think-i-did-in-the-sense-that-there-s_3100019.jpg) > [There's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-s-a-whole-generation-coming-up-behind-us-that-was-engaged/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/barack-obama-17_behinds_there-s-a-whole-generation-coming-up-beh_35357.jpg) > [Pastor Saeed Abedini is coming home. Held for three and a half years, his unyielding faith has inspired people around the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/pastor-saeed-abedini-is-coming-home-held-for-three-and-a-half-years/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/barack-obama-17_around-the-world_pastor-saeed-abedini-is-coming-home-held_813005.jpg) > [ \[The generation engaged, inspired, worked for change\] that generation, it's coming. They're not the majority yet but they're gonna be the majority… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-generation-engaged-inspired-worked-for-change-that-generation-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44f/barack-obama-17_change_the-generation-engaged-inspired-worked-f_1495734.jpg) > [I'm inspired by my own children, how full they make my heart. They make me want to work to make the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-m-inspired-by-my-own-children-how-full-they-make-my-heart-they-make/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/barack-obama-17_better-man_i-m-inspired-by-my-own-children-how-full_3040838.jpg) > [I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-m-inspired-by-the-people-i-meet-in-my-travels-hearing-their-stories/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/barack-obama-17_better-man_i-m-inspired-by-the-people-i-meet-in-my_1382652.jpg) > [The ideals and the values of the United States inspired the entire world. I don't think any of us can say that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-ideals-and-the-values-of-the-united-states-inspired-the-entire/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/barack-obama-17_around-the-world_the-ideals-and-the-values-of-the-united_49991.jpg) > [That's what the leadership was teaching me, day by day: that the self-interest I was supposed to be looking for extended well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-s-what-the-leadership-was-teaching-me-day-by-day-that-the-self/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/barack-obama-17_biographies_that-s-what-the-leadership-was-teaching_2152318.jpg) > [As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-americans-we-can-take-enormous-pride-in-the-fact-that-courage-has/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b57/barack-obama-17_constitution_as-americans-we-can-take-enormous-pride_858426.jpg) > [And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And you’ve made me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-whether-i-earned-your-vote-or-not-i-have-listened-to-you-i-have/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/barack-obama-17_determined_and-whether-i-earned-your-vote-or-not-i_603327.jpg) ## Other authors on Inspired ## 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/inspired/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "10 Inspired Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think I did in the sense that there's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw what was possible. 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