--- title: "23 Special Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "23 Special quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Special sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/barack-obama-17_olympics_i-bowled-a-129-it-was-like-the-special-o_2110034.jpg" --- > [I bowled a 129... It was like the Special Olympics or something!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-bowled-a-129-it-was-like-the-special-olympics-or-something/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/barack-obama-17_olympics_i-bowled-a-129-it-was-like-the-special-o_2110034.jpg) > [“It was like - It was like Special Olympics or something.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-was-like-it-was-like-special-olympics-or-something/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/barack-obama-17_special-olympics_it-was-like-it-was-like-special-olympics_1829538.jpg) > [I have fought against spending. I have fought against special interests. I have fought for reform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-have-fought-against-spending-i-have-fought-against-special/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/barack-obama-17_interest_i-have-fought-against-spending-i-have-fo_2847839.jpg) > [I bowled a 129. It's like- It was like the Special Olympics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-bowled-a-129-it-s-like-it-was-like-the-special-olympics/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d90/barack-obama-17_inspirational_i-bowled-a-129-it-s-like-it-was-like-the_21928.jpg) > [One of the best parts of the holiday season is spending time with the special people in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-best-parts-of-the-holiday-season-is-spending-time-with-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/barack-obama-17_christmas_one-of-the-best-parts-of-the-holiday-sea_157042.jpg) > [We've got an extraordinarily complex tax system that's full of loopholes that are exploited by special interests. I'd like to see those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-got-an-extraordinarily-complex-tax-system-that-s-full-of/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/barack-obama-17_complexes_we-ve-got-an-extraordinarily-complex-tax_2537645.jpg) > [Libraries have a special role to play in our knowledge economy. Your institutions have been and should be a place where parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/libraries-have-a-special-role-to-play-in-our-knowledge-economy-your/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/barack-obama-17_children_libraries-have-a-special-role-to-play-in_1357306.jpg) > [We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in front. We don't mind the Republicans joining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-can-t-have-special-interests-sitting-shotgun-we-gotta-have-middle/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/barack-obama-17_class_we-can-t-have-special-interests-sitting_846945.jpg) > [I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-will-not-stand-by-while-the-special-interests-use-the-same-old/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/barack-obama-17_interest_i-will-not-stand-by-while-the-special-in_626502.jpg) > [Those of us in positions of responsibility, we'll need to be less concerned with the judgment of special interests and well-connected donors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/those-of-us-in-positions-of-responsibility-we-ll-need-to-be-less/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/barack-obama-17_climate-change_those-of-us-in-positions-of-responsibili_406088.jpg) > [You bomb ISIL. You're not trying to bomb innocent people. And that requires intelligence and confidence in our military to be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-bomb-isil-you-re-not-trying-to-bomb-innocent-people-and-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/barack-obama-17_able_you-bomb-isil-you-re-not-trying-to-bomb_65333.jpg) > [I am asking my Attorney General to create a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general to expand our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-asking-my-attorney-general-to-create-a-special-unit-of-federal/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/barack-obama-17_abusive_i-am-asking-my-attorney-general-to-creat_104415.jpg) > [The key is whether or not we have got priorities that are working for you, as opposed to those who have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-key-is-whether-or-not-we-have-got-priorities-that-are-working-for/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa8/barack-obama-17_interest_the-key-is-whether-or-not-we-have-got-pr_116895.jpg) > [A number of countries, including some who have loudly criticized the NSA, privately acknowledge that America has special responsibilities as the world's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-number-of-countries-including-some-who-have-loudly-criticized-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/barack-obama-17_acknowledge_a-number-of-countries-including-some-who_1703137.jpg) > [For me and Michelle, this visit has therefore held special meaning. Throughout my life, including my work as a young man on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-me-and-michelle-this-visit-has-therefore-held-special-meaning/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/barack-obama-17_behalf_for-me-and-michelle-this-visit-has-there_1462754.jpg) > [Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/barack-obama-17_believe_believe-it-or-not-entertainment-is-part_19627.jpg) > [If we're not there making the argument then the cultural gulf that Republicans try to exploit saying, "Ah, these city slickers: they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-re-not-there-making-the-argument-then-the-cultural-gulf-that/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/barack-obama-17_argument_if-we-re-not-there-making-the-argument-t_104614.jpg) > [The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision. The special relationship between the United States and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-people-of-the-united-kingdom-have-spoken-and-we-respect-their/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/185/barack-obama-17_cornerstones_the-people-of-the-united-kingdom-have-sp_2476559.jpg) > [Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whatever-positions-of-leadership-i/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/barack-obama-17_able_whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whateve_2274772.jpg) > [The authorization I propose would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-authorization-i-propose-would-provide-the-flexibility-to-conduct/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/barack-obama-17_action_the-authorization-i-propose-would-provid_2219104.jpg) > [If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void: lobbyists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-give-up-on-the-idea-that-your-voice-can-make-a-difference-then-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/barack-obama-17_care_if-you-give-up-on-the-idea-that-your-voi_1781380.jpg) > [Let's be grateful for what we have. Let's be mindful of those who have less. Let's appreciate those who hold a special…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/let-s-be-grateful-for-what-we-have-let-s-be-mindful-of-those-who-have/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/505/barack-obama-17_appreciate_let-s-be-grateful-for-what-we-have-let-s_1266077.jpg) > [We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and recklessness. We didn't come this far by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-didn-t-become-the-most-prosperous-country-in-the-world-just-by/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/barack-obama-17_built_we-didn-t-become-the-most-prosperous-cou_2394908.jpg) ## Other authors on Special ## 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/special/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "23 Special Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I bowled a 129... 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