Parenting Quotes by Barack Obama

The pain I felt was my father's pain.

— Barack Obama

Any fool can have a child. That doesn't make you a father. It's the courage to raise a child that makes you…

— Barack Obama

Be the best father you can be to your children. Because nothing is more important.

— Barack Obama

My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon.

— Barack Obama

More than three million Americans under age 26 have gained coverage under their parents plans.

— Barack Obama

Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father's expectations or make up for their father's mistakes…

— Barack Obama

What makes you a man isnt the ability to conceive a child; its having the courage to raise one.

— Barack Obama

We've endured too many tragedies. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else…

— Barack Obama

Being a father is sometimes my hardest but always my most rewarding job. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

— Barack Obama

The Warren Court wasn't that radical. It didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in…

— Barack Obama

It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself,…

— Barack Obama

We need fathers to step up, to realize that their job does not end at conception; that what makes you a man…

— Barack Obama

A mother deserves a day off to care for a sick child or sick parent without running into hardship - and you…

— Barack Obama

Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent…

— Barack Obama

Many of you know that I got my name, Barack, from my father. What you may not know is Barack is actually…

— Barack Obama

This book [Dreams from My Father] was more of a reflection on my public life, now as a U.S. senator and before…

— Barack Obama

On Easter or Christmas Day, my mother might drag me to church, just as she dragged me to the Buddhist temple, the…

— Barack Obama

All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children…

— Barack Obama

Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and…

— Barack Obama

And as husbands and fathers and brothers, we have to step up because every girl's life matters, every daughter deserves the same…

— Barack Obama

I am here for my mother and all the Americans who are forced to spend time arguing with health insurance companies instead…

— Barack Obama

I actually think, when you're young, ambitions are somewhat common - you want to prove yourself. It may grow out of different…

— Barack Obama

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important. And we…

— Barack Obama

And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill its obligations to…

— Barack Obama

It [the Constitution] didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least…

— Barack Obama

...as parents, we have to find the time and the energy to step in and help our children love reading. We can…

— Barack Obama

Our hearts are broken today for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these children and the families of the adults…

— Barack Obama

“Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights…

— Barack Obama

My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20,…

— Barack Obama

Libraries have a special role to play in our knowledge economy. Your institutions have been and should be a place where parents…

— Barack Obama

Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to…

— Barack Obama

I believe there are too many children who need loving parents to deny one group of people adoption rights. A child will…

— Barack Obama

What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children…

— Barack Obama

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give…

— Barack Obama

My father's voice had nevertheless remained untainted, inspiring, rebuking, granting or withholding approval. 'You do not work hard enough, Barry. You must…

— Barack Obama

We know that every father has a personal responsibility to do right by their kids - to encourage them to turn off…

— Barack Obama

At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we…

— Barack Obama

And that, I suppose, is what I'd been trying to tell my mother that day: that her faith in justice and rationality…

— Barack Obama

[My kids] are, sweet, kind, funny, smart, respectful people, and they treat everybody with respect. That's not just the biases of a…

— Barack Obama

You could analyze me and say that my father leaving and being absent was a motivator for early ambition, trying to prove…

— Barack Obama