--- title: "13 Lasting Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "13 Lasting quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Lasting sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/barack-obama-17_america_america-will-stand-steadfast-with-israel_2120661.jpg" --- > [ \[America\] will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/america-will-stand-steadfast-with-israel-in-pursuit-of-security-and-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/barack-obama-17_america_america-will-stand-steadfast-with-israel_2120661.jpg) > [Unemployment is low, incomes are up, poverty is down - and that's going to be a lasting change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/unemployment-is-low-incomes-are-up-poverty-is-down-and-that-s-going/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/barack-obama-17_change_unemployment-is-low-incomes-are-up-pover_716990.jpg) > [Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict. Only a just peace based on the inherent rights and dignity of every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/peace-is-not-merely-the-absence-of-visible-conflict-only-a-just-peace/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/barack-obama-17_absence_peace-is-not-merely-the-absence-of-visib_1237465.jpg) > [ You have people around the country who are benefitting from the steps that we've taken \[with Obamacare\] and as long as they… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-have-people-around-the-country-who-are-benefitting-from-the-steps/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/barack-obama-17_country_you-have-people-around-the-country-who-a_2211460.jpg) > [Let us each of us now embrace with solemn duty, and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright. With common effort and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/let-us-each-of-us-now-embrace-with-solemn-duty-and-awesome-joy-what/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/barack-obama-17_answers_let-us-each-of-us-now-embrace-with-solem_2306926.jpg) > [ On Syria, it's clear that the indiscriminate attacks on civilians by the \[Bashar\] Assad regime and Russia will only worsen the humanitarian… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/on-syria-it-s-clear-that-the-indiscriminate-attacks-on-civilians-by/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bff/barack-obama-17_achieve_on-syria-it-s-clear-that-the-indiscrimin_1977501.jpg) > [The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-elevation-of-appearance-over-substance-of-celebrity-over/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/barack-obama-17_achievement_the-elevation-of-appearance-over-substan_1619968.jpg) > [In dealing with those nations that break rules and laws, I believe that we must develop alternatives to violence that are tough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-dealing-with-those-nations-that-break-rules-and-laws-i-believe/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/barack-obama-17_alternatives_in-dealing-with-those-nations-that-break_351298.jpg) > [That's what building a body of work is all about. It's about the daily labor, the many individual acts, the choices large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-s-what-building-a-body-of-work-is-all-about-it-s-about-the-daily/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35d/barack-obama-17_achievement_that-s-what-building-a-body-of-work-is-a_1605066.jpg) > [All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-of-us-have-a-responsibility-to-work-for-the-day-when-the-mothers/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40e/barack-obama-17_abraham_all-of-us-have-a-responsibility-to-work_675747.jpg) > [There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-is-no-military-solution-to-the-war-in-iraq-our-troops-can-help/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb8/barack-obama-17_able_there-is-no-military-solution-to-the-war_1783330.jpg) > [I hope people appreciate Chancellor Merkel because, although she traditionally is considered center-right and I'm considered center-left, the truth is that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-hope-people-appreciate-chancellor-merkel-because-although-she/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/barack-obama-17_appreciate_i-hope-people-appreciate-chancellor-merk_1024889.jpg) > [Now, in practice, in daily social interactions, etc., there may be all kinds of biases and prejudices that are unspoken, that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/now-in-practice-in-daily-social-interactions-etc-there-may-be-all/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/barack-obama-17_all-kinds_now-in-practice-in-daily-social-interact_423782.jpg) ## Other authors on Lasting ## 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/lasting/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "13 Lasting Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[America] will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/america-will-stand-steadfast-with-israel-in-pursuit-of-security-and-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/barack-obama-17_america_america-will-stand-steadfast-with-israel_2120661.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/barack-obama-17_america_america-will-stand-steadfast-with-israel_2120661.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/barack-obama-17_america_america-will-stand-steadfast-with-israel_2120661.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[America] will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Unemployment is low, incomes are up, poverty is down - and that's going to be a lasting change.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/unemployment-is-low-incomes-are-up-poverty-is-down-and-that-s-going/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/barack-obama-17_change_unemployment-is-low-incomes-are-up-pover_716990.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/barack-obama-17_change_unemployment-is-low-incomes-are-up-pover_716990.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/barack-obama-17_change_unemployment-is-low-incomes-are-up-pover_716990.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Unemployment is low, incomes are up, poverty is down - and that's going to be a lasting change.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict. 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Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its root causes. And all the troops in the world won't be able to force Shia, Sunni, and Kurd to sit down at a table, resolve their differences, and forge a lasting peace. 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