Presidency Quotes by Barack Obama
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Barack Obama reflects on a generation that grew up feeling inspired by his time in office, eager to keep change alive. He stresses the need to see both the problems we face and the progress we’ve made, urging honest assessment. He also notes a steady partnership with Angela Merkel and a lasting foreign‑policy balance.
![“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/i/259/barack-obama-17_campaigns_during-the-course-of-my-presidency-crime_902774.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/i/53d/barack-obama-17_asks_i-would-say-of-all-the-things-that-have_2344415.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/i/bab/barack-obama-17_consistent_if-you-re-saying-that-prime-minister-ben_3052719.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/i/19f/barack-obama-17_amount_i-m-not-going-to-wall-street-after-the-p_846151.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/i/a0a/barack-obama-17_able_i-have-never-had-to-travel-more-than-thi_1278465.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/i/33d/barack-obama-17_agency_i-can-document-this-past-week-of-preside_98484.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/i/46c/barack-obama-17_able_i-ll-remember-the-view-out-this-window-f_440844.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/i/1ab/barack-obama-17_able_i-think-that-donald-trump-clearly-was-ab_1784390.jpg)
