--- title: "5 Race relations Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "5 Race relations quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Race relations sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/barack-obama-17_areas_the-changes-in-thinking-about-same-sex-m_760196.jpg" --- > [The changes in thinking about same-sex marriage have come slowly at first and then in rapid course. If such change is possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-changes-in-thinking-about-same-sex-marriage-have-come-slowly-at/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/barack-obama-17_areas_the-changes-in-thinking-about-same-sex-m_760196.jpg) > [ I am absolutely convinced that race relations on the whole are actually better now than they were 20 years \[ago\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-race-relations-on-the-whole-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/barack-obama-17_better-now_i-am-absolutely-convinced-that-race-rela_1787492.jpg) > [There was never a promise that race relations in America would be entirely resolved during my presidency or anybody's presidency. I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-was-never-a-promise-that-race-relations-in-america-would-be/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/barack-obama-17_america_there-was-never-a-promise-that-race-rela_1966442.jpg) > [Now, I've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/now-i-ve-lived-long-enough-to-know-that-race-relations-are-better/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/barack-obama-17_attitude_now-i-ve-lived-long-enough-to-know-that_2175301.jpg) > [Historically - when you look at how America has evolved, typically we make progress on race relations in fits and starts. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/historically-when-you-look-at-how-america-has-evolved-typically-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21d/barack-obama-17_america_historically-when-you-look-at-how-americ_2871816.jpg) ## Other authors on Race relations - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-james-baldwin-995.jpg) James Baldwin 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-relations/james-baldwin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rudyard-kipling-81668.jpg) Rudyard Kipling 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-relations/rudyard-kipling/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-relations/donald-trump/) - [Christian Smith 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-relations/christian-smith/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-abhijit-naskar-99.jpg) Abhijit Naskar 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-relations/abhijit-naskar/) - [DaShanne Stokes 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-relations/dashanne-stokes/) ## 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/race-relations/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "5 Race relations Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The changes in thinking about same-sex marriage have come slowly at first and then in rapid course. 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