--- title: "3 Nobel Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "3 Nobel quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Nobel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/barack-obama-17_basements_if-you-re-reading-something-from-a-nobel_881652.jpg" --- > [If you're reading something from a Nobel Prize-winning physicist next to some guy in his underwear writing in his basement, or his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-re-reading-something-from-a-nobel-prize-winning-physicist-next/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/barack-obama-17_basements_if-you-re-reading-something-from-a-nobel_881652.jpg) > [After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, "Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday!"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/after-i-received-the-news-malia-walked-in-and-said-daddy-you-won-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/barack-obama-17_daddy_after-i-received-the-news-malia-walked-i_1877474.jpg) > [We forget now, but during his life, Dr. King wasn't always considered a unifying figure. Even after rising to prominence, even after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-forget-now-but-during-his-life-dr-king-wasn-t-always-considered-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/barack-obama-17_communist_we-forget-now-but-during-his-life-dr-kin_1974586.jpg) ## Other authors on Nobel - [David Bennun 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/david-bennun/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-naguib-mahfouz-69973.jpg) Naguib Mahfouz 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/naguib-mahfouz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-dawkins-78503.jpg) Richard Dawkins 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/richard-dawkins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-doris-lessing-30223.jpg) Doris Lessing 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/doris-lessing/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-steinbeck-52314.jpg) John Steinbeck 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/john-steinbeck/) - [Ahmed H. Zewail 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nobel/ahmed-h-zewail/) ## 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/nobel/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "3 Nobel Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you're reading something from a Nobel Prize-winning physicist next to some guy in his underwear writing in his basement, or his mom's basement, on text, it looks like it's equally plausible.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-re-reading-something-from-a-nobel-prize-winning-physicist-next/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/barack-obama-17_basements_if-you-re-reading-something-from-a-nobel_881652.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/barack-obama-17_basements_if-you-re-reading-something-from-a-nobel_881652.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/barack-obama-17_basements_if-you-re-reading-something-from-a-nobel_881652.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you're reading something from a Nobel Prize-winning physicist next to some guy in his underwear writing…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, \"Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday!\" And then Sasha added, \"Plus, we have a three-day weekend coming up.\" So it's good to have kids to keep things in perspective.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/after-i-received-the-news-malia-walked-in-and-said-daddy-you-won-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/barack-obama-17_daddy_after-i-received-the-news-malia-walked-i_1877474.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/barack-obama-17_daddy_after-i-received-the-news-malia-walked-i_1877474.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/barack-obama-17_daddy_after-i-received-the-news-malia-walked-i_1877474.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, \"Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We forget now, but during his life, Dr. King wasn't always considered a unifying figure. 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