--- title: "1 Obama Election Quotes By David Litt" description: "1 Obama Election quotes by David Litt. Plus more from David Litt and more Obama Election sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/david-litt-23158_hope_barack-obama-s-election-was-a-triumph-of_1334742.jpg" --- > [“Barack Obama’s election was a triumph of hope. But his presidency was a triumph of persistence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/barack-obama-s-election-was-a-triumph-of-hope-but-his-presidency-was/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/david-litt-23158_hope_barack-obama-s-election-was-a-triumph-of_1334742.jpg) ## More by David Litt > [“What I hadn’t realized was that, above all else, Favs was a prodigy. Speechwriters, even great ones, tend to lead either from the head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/what-i-hadn-t-realized-was-that-above-all-else-favs-was-a-prodigy/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“In 1960, a mere 5 percent of Americans said they would be upset if their child married someone from the opposite party. A half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/in-1960-a-mere-5-percent-of-americans-said-they-would-be-upset-if/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“But as the weeks rolled on, I realized it wasn’t a lack of glamour that was bothering me. Instead, I kept thinking back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/but-as-the-weeks-rolled-on-i-realized-it-wasn-t-a-lack-of-glamour/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“The cost of living the dream, I was taught, is the responsibility to expand it for others. It’s a more than fair price.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/the-cost-of-living-the-dream-i-was-taught-is-the-responsibility-to/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“This is the most common misconception about speechwriting. It came up especially often in the years before I started at the White House, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/this-is-the-most-common-misconception-about-speechwriting-it-came-up/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“In the real world, speechwriters are more like personal trainers than puppet masters. They can help you present the most attractive version of yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/in-the-real-world-speechwriters-are-more-like-personal-trainers-than/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“The firm’s fourth partner, Jeff Nussbaum, had carved out a niche writing jokes for public figures. It was he who taught me about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/the-firm-s-fourth-partner-jeff-nussbaum-had-carved-out-a-niche/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“Make sure no one goes Eastwood in Charlotte.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/make-sure-no-one-goes-eastwood-in-charlotte/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“I was lucky to receive it. Most rogue interns never get a second chance. And here it’s worth mentioning that I benefited from what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/i-was-lucky-to-receive-it-most-rogue-interns-never-get-a-second/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“If I had lied to the CIA, perhaps I might have passed a test. Instead of writing a book about the White House, I’d…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/if-i-had-lied-to-the-cia-perhaps-i-might-have-passed-a-test-instead/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“Some of the leaders of the backlash said their name was an acronym for “Taxed Enough Already.” Maybe this was true at first. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/some-of-the-leaders-of-the-backlash-said-their-name-was-an-acronym/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“Some accomplishments, in other words, are impossible to undo. Millions of people found jobs thanks to Obama’s decisions. Soldiers who spent Christmas 2008 in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/some-accomplishments-in-other-words-are-impossible-to-undo-millions/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“If you’re working with a writer, chances are you’re an expert. And if you’re an expert, chances are you’re boring. You can’t help it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/if-you-re-working-with-a-writer-chances-are-you-re-an-expert-and-if/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“Barack Obama’s election was a triumph of hope. But his presidency was a triumph of persistence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/barack-obama-s-election-was-a-triumph-of-hope-but-his-presidency-was/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“And then I saw him speak. Years later, after writing dozens upon dozens of presidential speeches, it would become impossible to listen to rhetoric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/and-then-i-saw-him-speak-years-later-after-writing-dozens-upon-dozens/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/obama-election/david-litt/#itemlist", "name": "1 Obama Election Quotes By David Litt", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Barack Obama’s election was a triumph of hope. 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