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title: "33 Talking Quotes By Barack Obama"
description: "33 Talking quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Talking sayings from other authors."
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> [I don't want you folks to do a lot of talking. Just shut up and get out of the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-want-you-folks-to-do-a-lot-of-talking-just-shut-up-and-get/)

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> [She is running around talking about how this is an insult to sportsmen, how she values the Second Amendment. She's talking like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/she-is-running-around-talking-about-how-this-is-an-insult-to/)

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> [it’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-important-to-make-sure-that-we-re-talking-with-each-other-in-a/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [“it’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-important-to-make-sure-that-we-re-talking-with-each-other-in-a-2/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I've been talking about things like reversing the rise of inequality and strengthening social mobility,since before it was cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-ve-been-talking-about-things-like-reversing-the-rise-of-inequality/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I believe that if we stop talking at one another and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-believe-that-if-we-stop-talking-at-one-another-and-start-talking/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [ \[ William Ayers\] is an example of what I'm talking about. This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who's a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/william-ayers-is-an-example-of-what-i-m-talking-about-this-is-a-guy/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [There's a lot of people talking about elitism and all of that.Yes, I went to Princeton and Harvard, but the lens through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-s-a-lot-of-people-talking-about-elitism-and-all-of-that-yes-i/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Together we can change our culture for the better by ending violence against women and girls, artists have a unique power to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/together-we-can-change-our-culture-for-the-better-by-ending-violence/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [My sister is a teacher, so I am a strong support of teachers, but I'm not going to be bound by just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-sister-is-a-teacher-so-i-am-a-strong-support-of-teachers-but-i-m/)

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> [The most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-most-powerful-political-moments-for-me-come-when-i-feel-like-my/)

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> [“You could see a man talking to himself as just plain crazy, or read about the criminal on the front page of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-could-see-a-man-talking-to-himself-as-just-plain-crazy-or-read/)

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> [I know the American people. I've met a lot of them. I've met a lot more of them than any columnist has,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-know-the-american-people-i-ve-met-a-lot-of-them-i-ve-met-a-lot-more/)

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> [We were still able to see the phone records of a potential terrorist cause, we held them, now you have to hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-were-still-able-to-see-the-phone-records-of-a-potential-terrorist/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I don't regret the fervor, because I do believe, in the African American community but also for other communities, and I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-regret-the-fervor-because-i-do-believe-in-the-african/)

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> [I think that the risk to all the progress we've made was at stake in the election because not just the president-elect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-the-risk-to-all-the-progress-we-ve-made-was-at-stake-in/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I do want to once again speak directly to the Iranian people. Yours is a great civilization with a vibrant culture that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-do-want-to-once-again-speak-directly-to-the-iranian-people-yours-is/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-ought-to-concern-every-person-because-it-is-a-debasement-of-our/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [One of the great things about being commander in chief is getting to know our men and women in uniform in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-great-things-about-being-commander-in-chief-is-getting-to/)

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> [I think that what is always true when you run against an incumbent president is, is that you end up talking more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-what-is-always-true-when-you-run-against-an-incumbent/)

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> [“At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized, at a time when we are far too eager to lay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/at-a-time-when-our-discourse-has-become-so-sharply-polarized-at-a/)

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> [You wouldn't know that if you talked to Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or some of the international activist organizations. Certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-wouldn-t-know-that-if-you-talked-to-human-rights-watch-or-amnesty/)

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> [What you saw was the people of New York having a debate, talking through these issues. It was contentious; it was emotional;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-you-saw-was-the-people-of-new-york-having-a-debate-talking/)

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> [What we shouldn't be doing is trying to take away your rights to bargain for better wages or working conditions... These so-called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-shouldn-t-be-doing-is-trying-to-take-away-your-rights-to/)

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> [I'm determined to disagree with people without being disagreeable. That's part of the empathy. Empathy doesn't just extend to cute little kids.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-m-determined-to-disagree-with-people-without-being-disagreeable/)

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> [You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a (flag) pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-know-the-truth-is-that-right-after-9-11-i-had-a-flag-pin-shortly/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Go back to - my first campaign for the United States Senate. I got a bunch of people now talking about inequality.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/go-back-to-my-first-campaign-for-the-united-states-senate-i-got-a/)

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> [ He \[Barack Obama\] talked about deficit reduction. This got me he was talking about how the deficit's being reduced faster in the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/he-barack-obama-talked-about-deficit-reduction-this-got-me-he-was/)

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> [Back in the '50s and '60s, most politicians were concerned about not talking about faith, partly because there were consequences you had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/back-in-the-50s-and-60s-most-politicians-were-concerned-about-not/)

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> [I would say this, I'll go back to those black ladies I was talking about who love them some Barack and love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-would-say-this-i-ll-go-back-to-those-black-ladies-i-was-talking/)

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> [I'm not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-m-not-talking-about-blind-optimism-the-kind-of-hope-that-just/)

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> [If we think that we can secure our country by just talking tough without acting tough and smart, then we will misunderstand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-think-that-we-can-secure-our-country-by-just-talking-tough/)

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> [We had to get out of Chicago so quick. Election night happens, suddenly I'm talking to Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-had-to-get-out-of-chicago-so-quick-election-night-happens-suddenly/)

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## Other authors on Talking

## 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/)

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