--- title: "7 Republican party Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "7 Republican party quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Republican party sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/barack-obama-17_growing_i-remember-having-meetings-with-republic_266556.jpg" --- > [ I remember having meetings with Republican senators who initially had been trying to engage \[Obamacare\] but saw that the politics of 'no'… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-remember-having-meetings-with-republican-senators-who-initially-had/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/barack-obama-17_growing_i-remember-having-meetings-with-republic_266556.jpg) > [The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-tea-party-i-have-huge-disagreements-with-obviously-but-i-give/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/barack-obama-17_country_the-tea-party-i-have-huge-disagreements_318005.jpg) > [I think that to the extent that we focus on problems where we can build a moral and a political consensus, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-to-the-extent-that-we-focus-on-problems-where-we-can/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1a/barack-obama-17_consensus_i-think-that-to-the-extent-that-we-focus_524328.jpg) > [The American people are a non-ideological people. They very much are looking for common-sense, practical solutions to the problems that they face.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-american-people-are-a-non-ideological-people-they-very-much-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/646/barack-obama-17_american-people_the-american-people-are-a-non-ideologica_733565.jpg) > [We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-all-remember-abraham-lincoln-as-the-leader-who-saved-our-union/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/deb/barack-obama-17_abraham_we-all-remember-abraham-lincoln-as-the-l_1242716.jpg) > [I still don't feel responsible for what Donald Trump says or does. But I do feel a responsibility as president of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-still-don-t-feel-responsible-for-what-donald-trump-says-or-does-but/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/barack-obama-17_america_i-still-don-t-feel-responsible-for-what_1424802.jpg) > [I invigorated the grassroots in the Republican Party as well as the Democratic Party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-invigorated-the-grassroots-in-the-republican-party-as-well-as-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/barack-obama-17_democratic_i-invigorated-the-grassroots-in-the-repu_1787844.jpg) ## Other authors on Republican party - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marco-rubio-63267.jpg) Marco Rubio 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/marco-rubio/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rand-paul-77216.jpg) Rand Paul 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/rand-paul/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-maher-17979.jpg) Bill Maher 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/bill-maher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rachel-maddow-76750.jpg) Rachel Maddow 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/rachel-maddow/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mark-shields-64357.jpg) Mark Shields 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/mark-shields/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-mccain-51913.jpg) John McCain 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/john-mccain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chris-matthews-23529.jpg) Chris Matthews 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/chris-matthews/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alex-bledsoe-10760.jpg) Steve Schmidt 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/steve-schmidt/) - [Richard Painter 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republican-party/richard-painter/) ## 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/republican-party/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Republican party Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remember having meetings with Republican senators who initially had been trying to engage [Obamacare] but saw that the politics of 'no' were growing inside the Republican Party.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-remember-having-meetings-with-republican-senators-who-initially-had/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/barack-obama-17_growing_i-remember-having-meetings-with-republic_266556.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/barack-obama-17_growing_i-remember-having-meetings-with-republic_266556.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/barack-obama-17_growing_i-remember-having-meetings-with-republic_266556.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I remember having meetings with Republican senators who initially had been trying to engage [Obamacare] but…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. 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