--- title: "20 Obama Great Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 20 Obama Great quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Obama Great sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/lil-jon-3087_done_i-think-obama-s-done-a-great-job-1726805_1726805.png" --- > [I think Obama's done a great job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-jon/i-think-obama-s-done-a-great-job/) [Lil Jon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-jon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/lil-jon-3087_done_i-think-obama-s-done-a-great-job-1726805_1726805.png) > [Obama is a great leader. He can fire people up and get them to do what he wants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penn-jillette/obama-is-a-great-leader-he-can-fire-people-up-and-get-them-to-do-what/) [Penn Jillette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penn-jillette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/penn-jillette-1046_fire_obama-is-a-great-leader-he-can-fire-peop_2754243.png) > [Comparing President Obama with the great leaders who have come before him is painful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-crowder/comparing-president-obama-with-the-great-leaders-who-have-come-before/) [Steven Crowder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-crowder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/steven-crowder-6411_come_comparing-president-obama-with-the-great_1233043.jpg) > [I don't know if history will adjudge Barack Obama a great president, but he has been a necessary one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cohen/i-don-t-know-if-history-will-adjudge-barack-obama-a-great-president/) [Richard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87e/richard-cohen-5202_barack-obama_i-don-t-know-if-history-will-adjudge-bar_1898465.jpg) > [Lincoln would love the fact that Obama is such a great conciliator, trying to transcend ideology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/lincoln-would-love-the-fact-that-obama-is-such-a-great-conciliator/) [Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/henry-louis-gates-2372_facts_lincoln-would-love-the-fact-that-obama-i_2801914.jpg) > [ Without doubt, President \[Barack\] Obama is a great historical figure. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/without-doubt-president-barack-obama-is-a-great-historical-figure/) [Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/henry-louis-gates-2372_barack_without-doubt-president-barack-obama-is_1419002.jpg) > [Congratulations to Barack Obama - great victory based on building fairer economy and optimism about what politics can achieve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-miliband/congratulations-to-barack-obama-great-victory-based-on-building/) [Ed Miliband](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-miliband/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/ed-miliband-13504_achieve_congratulations-to-barack-obama-great-vi_1645345.jpg) > [ Donald Trump is horrendous, but he is also honest. Both Presidents \[Bill\] Clinton and \[Barak\] Obama were great speakers, but unrepentant mass… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-vltchek/donald-trump-is-horrendous-but-he-is-also-honest-both-presidents-bill/) [Andre Vltchek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-vltchek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/andre-vltchek-5249_barak-obama_donald-trump-is-horrendous-but-he-is-als_60672.jpg) > [ Mr. President \[Barack Obama\], it was a great honor being with you and I look forward to being with you many, many… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/mr-president-barack-obama-it-was-a-great-honor-being-with-you-and-i/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/donald-trump-18_barack_mr-president-barack-obama-it-was-a-great_2691682.jpg) > [ \[Barack\] Obama is the great divider, he has totally used race. And it should have been the other way around. He had… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/barack-obama-is-the-great-divider-he-has-totally-used-race-and-it/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/donald-trump-18_barack_barack-obama-is-the-great-divider-he-has_2612621.jpg) > [President Obama is one of the great political knife-fighters in modern history. He is a failed president - his economy is bleak,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-shapiro/president-obama-is-one-of-the-great-political-knife-fighters-in/) [Ben Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-shapiro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/ben-shapiro-2718_american_president-obama-is-one-of-the-great-poli_2992557.jpg) > [Obama's great asset has always been an ability to maintain his air of authority without being baritone about it. He can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-brown/obama-s-great-asset-has-always-been-an-ability-to-maintain-his-air-of/) [Tina Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/758/tina-brown-2434_ability_obama-s-great-asset-has-always-been-an-a_168142.png) > [In Barack Obama, we have a great education president who is rebuilding America. His Race to the Top program is doing more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-hunt/in-barack-obama-we-have-a-great-education-president-who-is-rebuilding/) [Jim Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-hunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/552/jim-hunt-33614_america_in-barack-obama-we-have-a-great-educatio_1579309.jpg) > [Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just saying that because he reads my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-l-doctorow/obama-is-a-great-man-who-s-just-beginning-to-understand-the-realities/) [E. L. Doctorow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-l-doctorow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/e-l-doctorow-4627_anyway_obama-is-a-great-man-who-s-just-beginnin_3107377.png) > [ I think the election of \[Barack\] Obama was a great step to prove to the world that we believe that all men… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-douglas/i-think-the-election-of-barack-obama-was-a-great-step-to-prove-to-the/) [Kirk Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-douglas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/kirk-douglas-4420_barack_i-think-the-election-of-barack-obama-was_2367955.jpg) > [Hillary Clinton is probably one of the best prepared people to walk into the Oval Office certainly in a generation, with all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/hillary-clinton-is-probably-one-of-the-best-prepared-people-to-walk/) [Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pelosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/nancy-pelosi-1267_admiration_hillary-clinton-is-probably-one-of-the-b_1490768.png) > [I'm a Republican, but if I had my choice of running or having Obama - or somebody, but Obama, even Barack Obama…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/i-m-a-republican-but-if-i-had-my-choice-of-running-or-having-obama-or/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/donald-trump-18_barack_i-m-a-republican-but-if-i-had-my-choice_1108111.jpg) > [We're understanding what Obama is. He is the great teacher. He is this guy that stands above everybody. There's some condescension in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-thomas/we-re-understanding-what-obama-is-he-is-the-great-teacher-he-is-this/) [Evan Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/815/evan-thomas-26473_blame_we-re-understanding-what-obama-is-he-is_1962230.jpg) > [Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rose/obama-s-a-great-speaker-because-of-his-speaking-ability-and-his/) [Pete Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/pete-rose-3178_ability_obama-s-a-great-speaker-because-of-his-s_179432.png) > [I consider personally the election of Barack Hussein Obama to have very great symbolic meaning. A Muslim and a Christian name -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/i-consider-personally-the-election-of-barack-hussein-obama-to-have/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e57/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_election_i-consider-personally-the-election-of-ba_2062303.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/obama-great/#itemlist", "name": "Obama Great Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think Obama's done a great job.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lil Jon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-jon/i-think-obama-s-done-a-great-job/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/lil-jon-3087_done_i-think-obama-s-done-a-great-job-1726805_1726805.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/lil-jon-3087_done_i-think-obama-s-done-a-great-job-1726805_1726805.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/lil-jon-3087_done_i-think-obama-s-done-a-great-job-1726805_1726805.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think Obama's done a great job.” — Lil Jon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Obama is a great leader. 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