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title: "63 Sometimes Quotes By Barack Obama"
description: "63 Sometimes quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Sometimes sayings from other authors."
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> [Arne Duncan is done more to bring our educational system, sometimes kicking and screaming, into the 21st century than anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/arne-duncan-is-done-more-to-bring-our-educational-system-sometimes/)

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> [I like my quiet time. There is a writer's sensibility in me sometimes, where I step back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-like-my-quiet-time-there-is-a-writer-s-sensibility-in-me-sometimes/)

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> [My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-job-to-the-muslim-world-is-to-communicate-that-the-americans-are/)

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> [One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-things-i-ve-learned-about-being-president-is-that-we-ll/)

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> [What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-is-portrayed-as-high-minded-positions-on-issues-sometimes-is/)

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> [I can be much more sarcastic and, I think, sometimes withering in my assessments of things than I allow to show in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-be-much-more-sarcastic-and-i-think-sometimes-withering-in-my/)

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> [History doesn't always move in a straight line. Sometimes it zigs and zags.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/history-doesn-t-always-move-in-a-straight-line-sometimes-it-zigs-and/)

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> [The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-path-towards-sustainable-energy-sources-will-be-long-and-2/)

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> [We should not anticipate that every time countries come together that we are doing some revolutionary thing. Instead of hitting home runs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-should-not-anticipate-that-every-time-countries-come-together-that/)

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> [I think sometimes Europe may take for granted the extraordinary progress that's been made over the last 40, 50 years. I recognize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-sometimes-europe-may-take-for-granted-the-extraordinary/)

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> [When you're out of work and you can't buy a home or you've lost your home and you're worried about paying your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-you-re-out-of-work-and-you-can-t-buy-a-home-or-you-ve-lost-your/)

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> [In our democracy and our civic discourse, it seems as if folks who take religion the most seriously are sometimes also those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-our-democracy-and-our-civic-discourse-it-seems-as-if-folks-who/)

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> [Sometimes they're nothing, sometimes they're something, sometimes there's a connection that years later may show up. All of this information is useful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sometimes-they-re-nothing-sometimes-they-re-something-sometimes-there/)

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> [You know, sometimes I'll go to an 8th-grade graduation and there's all that pomp and circumstance and gowns and flowers. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-know-sometimes-i-ll-go-to-an-8th-grade-graduation-and-there-s-all/)

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> [I think that sometimes the Democrats have to run upstream or swim upstream because we've got the Republicans making it out as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-sometimes-the-democrats-have-to-run-upstream-or-swim/)

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> [That sort of lack of awareness on the part of an activist about the constraints of our political system and the constraints…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-sort-of-lack-of-awareness-on-the-part-of-an-activist-about-the/)

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> [Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/often-the-best-source-of-information-about-waste-fraud-and-abuse-in-2/)

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> [It is very important for I think those of us who desperately want peace, who see war as, at some level, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-is-very-important-for-i-think-those-of-us-who-desperately-want/)

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> [Here in Europe some of the challenges have to do with structures that are so complicated. You've got Brussels, and you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/here-in-europe-some-of-the-challenges-have-to-do-with-structures-that/)

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> [When you see a Donald Trump and a Bernie Sanders, very unconventional candidates, have considerable success, then obviously there's something there that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-you-see-a-donald-trump-and-a-bernie-sanders-very-unconventional/)

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> [Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/evil-does-exist-in-the-world-a-non-violent-movement-could-not-have/)

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> [The president and the executive branch are always going to have greater latitude and greater authority when it comes to protecting America…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-president-and-the-executive-branch-are-always-going-to-have/)

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> [I thought I could start over, you see. But now I know you can never start over. Not really. You think you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-thought-i-could-start-over-you-see-but-now-i-know-you-can-never/)

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> [Sometimes I wonder how much of these debates have to do with the desire, the legitimate desire, for that history to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sometimes-i-wonder-how-much-of-these-debates-have-to-do-with-the/)

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> [Sometimes slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sometimes-slow-steady-effort-is-rewarded-with-justice-that-arrives/)

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> [Being a father is sometimes my hardest but always my most rewarding job. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/being-a-father-is-sometimes-my-hardest-but-always-my-most-rewarding/)

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> [The path of America's development is never a straight line. Sometimes we move in ways that are forwards; sometime that seem back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-path-of-america-s-development-is-never-a-straight-line-sometimes/)

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> [People call me a socialist sometimes. But, no, you gotta meet real socialists. You'll have a sense of what a socialist is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/people-call-me-a-socialist-sometimes-but-no-you-gotta-meet-real/)

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> [The fact that there is a robust debate in Congress is good. The fact that the debate sometimes seems unanchored to facts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-fact-that-there-is-a-robust-debate-in-congress-is-good-the-fact/)

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> [Sometimes if your only approach is cutting spending at a time when the economy's contracting, then the economy will contract further.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sometimes-if-your-only-approach-is-cutting-spending-at-a-time-when/)

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> [Sometimes Hillary Clinton doesn't get the credit she deserves. But the fact is, Hillary is steady, and Hillary is true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sometimes-hillary-clinton-doesn-t-get-the-credit-she-deserves-but-the/)

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> [Sometimes people just feel as if we want to try something to see if we can shake things up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sometimes-people-just-feel-as-if-we-want-to-try-something-to-see-if/)

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> [We've seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there's an occupying force, as opposed to a force that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-seen-how-militarized-gear-can-sometimes-give-people-a-feeling/)

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> [Sometimes we take somebody who's been in the trenches and fought the good fight and been steady for granted. Sometimes we act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/sometimes-we-take-somebody-who-s-been-in-the-trenches-and-fought-the/)

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> [One of the great qualities of Chancellor Merkel is that she is steady. She analyzes a situation. She's honest. Sometimes we've had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-great-qualities-of-chancellor-merkel-is-that-she-is-steady/)

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> [The problem is that young people are less likely to vote than older people. What results is a situation in which sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-problem-is-that-young-people-are-less-likely-to-vote-than-older/)

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> [This notion that's peddled by the religious right - that they are oppressed is not true. Sometimes it's a cynical ploy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-notion-that-s-peddled-by-the-religious-right-that-they-are/)

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> [I wonder, sometimes, whether men and women in fact are capable of learning from history--whether we progress from one stage to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-wonder-sometimes-whether-men-and-women-in-fact-are-capable-of/)

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> [On Easter I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian I am supposed to love, and I have to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/on-easter-i-do-reflect-on-the-fact-that-as-a-christian-i-am-supposed/)

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> [Now we're in the midst of not just advocating for change, not just calling for change - we're doing the grinding, sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/now-we-re-in-the-midst-of-not-just-advocating-for-change-not-just/)

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## Other authors on Sometimes

## 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/donald-trump-is-temperamentally-unfit/)

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> [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/)

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> [Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [ 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [ 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/)

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> [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/)

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