--- title: "14 Perfect Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "14 Perfect quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Perfect sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/barack-obama-17_perfect_perfect-is-unattainable-better-is-possib_1574972.jpg" --- > [Perfect is unattainable. Better is possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/perfect-is-unattainable-better-is-possible/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/barack-obama-17_perfect_perfect-is-unattainable-better-is-possib_1574972.jpg) > [Democracy cannot be imposed on any nation from the outside. Each society must search for its own path, and no path is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/democracy-cannot-be-imposed-on-any-nation-from-the-outside-each/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc4/barack-obama-17_democracy_democracy-cannot-be-imposed-on-any-natio_1823143.jpg) > [I am reminded every day of my life, if not by events, then by my wife, that I am not a perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-reminded-every-day-of-my-life-if-not-by-events-then-by-my-wife/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/431/barack-obama-17_events_i-am-reminded-every-day-of-my-life-if-no_2930559.jpg) > [This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-union-may-never-be-perfect-but-generation-after-generation-has/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/barack-obama-17_generations_this-union-may-never-be-perfect-but-gene_2743005.jpg) > [My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-job-to-the-muslim-world-is-to-communicate-that-the-americans-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/barack-obama-17_communicate_my-job-to-the-muslim-world-is-to-communi_1318757.jpg) > [We welcome the scrutiny of the world - because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-welcome-the-scrutiny-of-the-world-because-what-you-see-in-america/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/barack-obama-17_address_we-welcome-the-scrutiny-of-the-world-bec_552081.jpg) > [In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-the-white-community-the-path-to-a-more-perfect-union-means/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/barack-obama-17_african-american_in-the-white-community-the-path-to-a-mor_1448835.jpg) > [ The criminal-justice system is, obviously, the sole source of racial tension in this country \[USA\] or the key institution to resolving the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-criminal-justice-system-is-obviously-the-sole-source-of-racial/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/barack-obama-17_challenges_the-criminal-justice-system-is-obviously_235624.jpg) > [In my heart I know you didn't come here just for me, you came here because you believe in what this country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-my-heart-i-know-you-didn-t-come-here-just-for-me-you-came-here/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/barack-obama-17_believe_in-my-heart-i-know-you-didn-t-come-here_2693311.jpg) > [I didn't have a perfect model, but I wanted to try to blend my own personal reflections and experiences with this broader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-didn-t-have-a-perfect-model-but-i-wanted-to-try-to-blend-my-own/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/barack-obama-17_ambiguous_i-didn-t-have-a-perfect-model-but-i-want_1633093.jpg) > [The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-united-states-was-founded-on-the-idea-that-all-people-are-endowed/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/barack-obama-17_agreement_the-united-states-was-founded-on-the-ide_852687.jpg) > [It's harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -- all the fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-harder-to-end-a-war-than-begin-one-indeed-everything-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/barack-obama-17_american-troops_it-s-harder-to-end-a-war-than-begin-one_503111.jpg) > [...I believe deeply that we canot solve the challenges of your time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-believe-deeply-that-we-canot-solve-the-challenges-of-your-time/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40a/barack-obama-17_american-people_i-believe-deeply-that-we-canot-solve-the_342876.jpg) > [I would not be running for President if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-would-not-be-running-for-president-if-i-didn-t-believe-with-all-my/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/barack-obama-17_attitude_i-would-not-be-running-for-president-if_833265.jpg) ## Other authors on Perfect ## 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/perfect/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "14 Perfect Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Perfect is unattainable. 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Because we have these categories of liberal, conservative, free marketer, open government - all these stereotypes about our politics and the categories we try to put things in are inadequate to this sort of complex, ambiguous, sometimes contradictory experience we have as ordinary people and that I have as an elected official.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-didn-t-have-a-perfect-model-but-i-wanted-to-try-to-blend-my-own/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/barack-obama-17_ambiguous_i-didn-t-have-a-perfect-model-but-i-want_1633093.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/barack-obama-17_ambiguous_i-didn-t-have-a-perfect-model-but-i-want_1633093.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/barack-obama-17_ambiguous_i-didn-t-have-a-perfect-model-but-i-want_1633093.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I didn't have a perfect model, but I wanted to try to blend my own personal reflections and experiences with…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us to work to perfect our union at home while standing as a beacon of hope to the world. Today, that principle is embodied in agreements Americans helped forge - the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Conventions, and treaties against torture and genocide - and it unites us with people from every country and culture.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-united-states-was-founded-on-the-idea-that-all-people-are-endowed/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/barack-obama-17_agreement_the-united-states-was-founded-on-the-ide_852687.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/barack-obama-17_agreement_the-united-states-was-founded-on-the-ide_852687.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/barack-obama-17_agreement_the-united-states-was-founded-on-the-ide_852687.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's harder to end a war than begin one. 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