--- title: "11 Obama Knows Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Obama Knows quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Obama Knows sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/jonathan-chait-14941_barack_barack-obama-knows-a-lot-about-a-lot-of_2561421.png" --- > [Barack Obama knows a lot about a lot of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-chait/barack-obama-knows-a-lot-about-a-lot-of-things/) [Jonathan Chait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-chait/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/jonathan-chait-14941_barack_barack-obama-knows-a-lot-about-a-lot-of_2561421.png) > [Six years in and theres still no evidence Obama even knows what a job is. . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-sutter/six-years-in-and-theres-still-no-evidence-obama-even-knows-what-a-job/) [Rick Sutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-sutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/rick-sutter-6758_jobs_six-years-in-and-theres-still-no-evidenc_39685.jpg) > [I know Obama knows better than George W. Bush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mona-eltahawy/i-know-obama-knows-better-than-george-w-bush/) [Mona Eltahawy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mona-eltahawy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/mona-eltahawy-4721_better_i-know-obama-knows-better-than-george-w_1339087.jpg) > [“Obama is the classic turtle on a fence post. The faithful may believe he climbed up that post, but Obama knows otherwise”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-cashill/obama-is-the-classic-turtle-on-a-fence-post-the-faithful-may-believe/) [Jack Cashill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-cashill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/jack-cashill-21697_fence-post_obama-is-the-classic-turtle-on-a-fence-p_2665633.jpg) > [That's right. Obama didn't lie to you when he said, 'if you like your plan, you can keep it.' Why? Because, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-palin/that-s-right-obama-didn-t-lie-to-you-when-he-said-if-you-like-your/) [Sarah Palin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-palin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/sarah-palin-1441_arguing_that-s-right-obama-didn-t-lie-to-you-whe_2793408.jpg) > [Quite frankly, Barack Obama knows what it's like to pay a mortgage and student loans. He knows what it's like to watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-strickland/quite-frankly-barack-obama-knows-what-it-s-like-to-pay-a-mortgage-and/) [Ted Strickland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-strickland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/ted-strickland-35097_barack_quite-frankly-barack-obama-knows-what-it_2286371.png) > [President Obama knows that wars are not to be entered into lightly; he knows that overseas conflicts don't only do damage in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lincoln-chafee/president-obama-knows-that-wars-are-not-to-be-entered-into-lightly-he/) [Lincoln Chafee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lincoln-chafee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/lincoln-chafee-23663_conflict_president-obama-knows-that-wars-are-not_1278267.jpg) > [Barack Obama knows that America cannot be strong abroad unless we are strong at home. People the world over have always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/barack-obama-knows-that-america-cannot-be-strong-abroad-unless-we-are/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/mark-shields-1572_america_barack-obama-knows-that-america-cannot-b_249802.png) > [Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last, we need to focus on middle-class families. Families who stay up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/barack-obama-knows-that-to-create-an-economy-built-to-last-we-need-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f8/anonymous-1_barack_barack-obama-knows-that-to-create-an-eco_1423370.jpg) > [The greatest thing to me about Obama is not the individual, it does not have to do with Obama himself - it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-marley/the-greatest-thing-to-me-about-obama-is-not-the-individual-it-does/) [Damian Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-marley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/damian-marley-9510_african-american_the-greatest-thing-to-me-about-obama-is_1451245.jpg) > [However little president Obama knows or cares about economics, he knows a lot about politics - and especially political rhetoric. 'High-speed rail'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/however-little-president-obama-knows-or-cares-about-economics-he/) [Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfa/thomas-sowell-247_care_however-little-president-obama-knows-or_2371170.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/obama-knows/#itemlist", "name": "Obama Knows Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Barack Obama knows a lot about a lot of things.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonathan Chait" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-chait/barack-obama-knows-a-lot-about-a-lot-of-things/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/jonathan-chait-14941_barack_barack-obama-knows-a-lot-about-a-lot-of_2561421.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/jonathan-chait-14941_barack_barack-obama-knows-a-lot-about-a-lot-of_2561421.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/jonathan-chait-14941_barack_barack-obama-knows-a-lot-about-a-lot-of_2561421.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Barack Obama knows a lot about a lot of things.” — Jonathan Chait", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Six years in and theres still no evidence Obama even knows what a job is. . .", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Sutter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-sutter/six-years-in-and-theres-still-no-evidence-obama-even-knows-what-a-job/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/rick-sutter-6758_jobs_six-years-in-and-theres-still-no-evidenc_39685.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/rick-sutter-6758_jobs_six-years-in-and-theres-still-no-evidenc_39685.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/rick-sutter-6758_jobs_six-years-in-and-theres-still-no-evidenc_39685.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Six years in and theres still no evidence Obama even knows what a job is. . .” — Rick Sutter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know Obama knows better than George W. 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Families who aren't sure what Monday morning will bring, but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/barack-obama-knows-that-to-create-an-economy-built-to-last-we-need-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f8/anonymous-1_barack_barack-obama-knows-that-to-create-an-eco_1423370.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f8/anonymous-1_barack_barack-obama-knows-that-to-create-an-eco_1423370.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f8/anonymous-1_barack_barack-obama-knows-that-to-create-an-eco_1423370.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last, we need to focus on middle-class families…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The greatest thing to me about Obama is not the individual, it does not have to do with Obama himself - it's really about the people who have elected Obama. It demonstrates that people are ready for change, and I think Obama knows that, because he really came up from the people, the young generation especially. 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'High-speed rail' is simply another set of loft words to justify continued expansion of government spending. 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