The presidency has a funny way of making a person feel the need to pray. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency is to make government and public service cool again. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Angela Merkel has been an extraordinary partner for me and for the United States throughout my presidency. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is a core principle of my presidency - if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When it comes to crime, the violent crime rate in America has been lowered during my presidency and any time in the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Toughest decision was early in my presidency when I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan. As somebody who had run to end… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A political candidacy built around hope and change and compromise would eventually become a presidency of crisis and confrontation. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that where I've gotten frustrated during the course of my presidency has never been because I was getting pushed too… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
During the course of my presidency crime has been the lowest it's been probably since the '60s. Butyou wouldn't know it if… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not going to Wall Street [after the presidency]. The amount of time that I'll be investing in issues is going to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm confident that America's foreign policy rebalance to the region will endure beyond my presidency because it's in the national interest of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the gratifying things, I think, about the end of my presidency even though admittedly my successor ran against a lot… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I, more than anything, obviously the presidency is the people, and it's been interesting the emotions in the last few months. What… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would say of all the things that have happened during the course of my presidency the knowledge that you have hundreds… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was pretty realistic to people about what we could get done, and the situation we were in, and trying to tamp… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing is to take the long view on things. We live in such a 24/7, Twitter-fed, constant… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Absolutely. I think, I think the American people, at their core, are a decent people. I think that we still have prejudice… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that [Donald Trump] clearly was able to tap into a lot of grievances. And he has a talent for making… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We were very effective, and I was very effective, in shaping public opinion around my campaigns. But there were big stretches, while… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going to be having meetings all across the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There was never a promise that race relations in America would be entirely resolved during my presidency or anybody's presidency. I mean,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have never had to travel more than thirty seconds from home to office, and it's because of that that I've been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Israel is a true friend. It is our greatest ally in the region. And if Israel is attacked, America will stand with… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that we are in a position to continue to make progress, but it's gonna require us to both recognize what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'll remember the view out this window [from Oval Cabinet], because this is where we had our - the playground that we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can document this past week [of presidency] we've put out memos from every agency showing what did we do. Try to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of my strengths is I have a pretty even temperament. I don't get too high when it's high and I don't… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
During the course of my presidency, it feels as if a couple times a year, I end up having to speak to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to make sure that I'm working with that next… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those are the ladies sitting in church. And in the same way that they might feel a joy and release on Sunday,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you're saying that Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu got fired up, he's been fired up repeatedly during the course of my presidency,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The next phase and this is part of what I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I did in the sense that there's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are reaching a tipping where the pace of settlements, during the course of my presidency has gotten so substantial that it's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things that you come pretty early on to understand in this job, and you start figuring out even during… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
![“During the course of my presidency crime has been the lowest it's been probably since the '60s. Butyou wouldn't know it if you were watching TV or looking at the internet, and you certainly wouldn't know it, listening to this past [Donald Trump's] campaign.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/259/barack-obama-17_campaigns_during-the-course-of-my-presidency-crime_902774.jpg)
![“I'm not going to Wall Street [after the presidency]. The amount of time that I'll be investing in issues is going to be high. But it'll be necessarily in a different capacity.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/19f/barack-obama-17_amount_i-m-not-going-to-wall-street-after-the-p_846151.jpg)
![“I would say of all the things that have happened during the course of my presidency the knowledge that you have hundreds of thousands of people who have been killed, millions who have been displaced, [makes me] ask myself what might I have done differently along the course of the last five, six…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/53d/barack-obama-17_asks_i-would-say-of-all-the-things-that-have_2344415.jpg)
![“I think that [Donald Trump] clearly was able to tap into a lot of grievances. And he has a talent for making a connection with his supporters that overrode some of the traditional benchmarks of how you'd run a campaign or conduct yourself as a presidential candidate. What will be interesting to…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1ab/barack-obama-17_able_i-think-that-donald-trump-clearly-was-ab_1784390.jpg)
![“I have never had to travel more than thirty seconds from home to office, and it's because of that that I've been able to maintain, really a family life that has nurtured and sustained me during this time [of presidency].” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a0a/barack-obama-17_able_i-have-never-had-to-travel-more-than-thi_1278465.jpg)
![“I'll remember the view out this window [from Oval Cabinet], because this is where we had our - the playground that we put in when Malia and Sasha came in. Being able every once in awhile to look out the window and see your daughters during the summer, swinging on that swing set, that made the…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/46c/barack-obama-17_able_i-ll-remember-the-view-out-this-window-f_440844.jpg)
![“I can document this past week [of presidency] we've put out memos from every agency showing what did we do. Try to be as honest as possible. There's a little hype involved obviously. It's spin because it's our agencies. We feel some pride about it. But tried to be self-critical as well.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/33d/barack-obama-17_agency_i-can-document-this-past-week-of-preside_98484.jpg)
![“If you're saying that Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu got fired up, he's been fired up repeatedly during the course of my presidency, around the Iran deal and around our consistent objection to settlements.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bab/barack-obama-17_consistent_if-you-re-saying-that-prime-minister-ben_3052719.jpg)
![“That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we get the black to see through the eyes of the white? Or the citizen to see through the eyes of the immigrant? Or the straight to see through the eyes of the gay? That has…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/00d/barack-obama-17_black_that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams_10185.jpg)
