Listening Quotes by Barack Obama
All Listening quotes Barack Obama’s page
Obama’s thoughts on listening stress the importance of hearing diverse voices, turning a simple habit into a civic virtue. This brief set captures his articulate, inclusive style.
![“During the course of my presidency crime has been the lowest it's been probably since the '60s. Butyou wouldn't know it if you were watching TV or looking at the internet, and you certainly wouldn't know it, listening to this past [Donald Trump's] campaign.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/259/barack-obama-17_campaigns_during-the-course-of-my-presidency-crime_902774.jpg)
![“Their [the evangelicals'] success also points to a hunger for the product they are selling, a hunger that goes beyond any particular issue or cause... They need an assurance that somebody out there cares about them, is listening to them.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/13d/barack-obama-17_assurance_their-the-evangelicals-success-also-poin_1065266.jpg)
![“That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we get the black to see through the eyes of the white? Or the citizen to see through the eyes of the immigrant? Or the straight to see through the eyes of the gay? That has…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/00d/barack-obama-17_black_that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams_10185.jpg)
![“It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/732/barack-obama-17_democracy_it-s-good-to-get-fresh-legs-in-the-white_17233.jpg)
