--- title: "7 Seeking Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "7 Seeking quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Seeking sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/barack-obama-17_admiration_i-want-to-thank-the-greek-people-publicl_14212.jpg" --- > [I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/barack-obama-17_admiration_i-want-to-thank-the-greek-people-publicl_14212.jpg) > [While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/while-we-have-come-a-long-way-since-the-stonewall-riots-in-1969-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/barack-obama-17_citizens_while-we-have-come-a-long-way-since-the_198779.jpg) > [In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-america-there-s-a-failure-to-appreciate-europe-s-leading-role-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/361/barack-obama-17_america_in-america-there-s-a-failure-to-apprecia_229451.jpg) > [ If in fact the Republicans make some modifications \[of Obamacare\], some of which I may have been seeking previously, but they wouldn't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-in-fact-the-republicans-make-some-modifications-of-obamacare-some/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/barack-obama-17_democracy_if-in-fact-the-republicans-make-some-mod_1453706.jpg) > [The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-president-does-not-have-power-under-the-constitution-to/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/barack-obama-17_authority_the-president-does-not-have-power-under_2642695.jpg) > [Too many Americans who struggle with mental health illnesses are suffering in silence rather than seeking help, and we need to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/too-many-americans-who-struggle-with-mental-health-illnesses-are/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/barack-obama-17_arms_too-many-americans-who-struggle-with-men_2963799.jpg) > [There are certain things we can only do together. There are certain things only a union can do. Only a union could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-certain-things-we-can-only-do-together-there-are-certain/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/barack-obama-17_abraham_there-are-certain-things-we-can-only-do_3069827.jpg) ## Other authors on Seeking ## 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/seeking/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Seeking Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in Europe. 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