Top 500 Barack Obama Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don’t really have to do anything, you just let them talk.”

— Barack Obama

52. “Be conscious of God and speak always the truth.”

— Barack Obama

53. “If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don’t run you’ve already lost.”

— Barack Obama

54. “Every life must be given the chance to realize its full potential – that every life matters.”

— Barack Obama

55. “Together, we’re going to finish the job we started.”

— Barack Obama

56. “I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.”

— Barack Obama

57. “No one in America should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding the hand of the person they love.”

— Barack Obama

58. “It’s not just enough to change the players. We’ve gotta change the game.”

— Barack Obama

59. “The only people who don’t want to disclose the truth are the people with something to hide.”

— Barack Obama

60. “All people should be treated equally, regardless of who they are or who they love.”

— Barack Obama

61. “The easiest way to save money is to waste less energy.”

— Barack Obama

62. “We rise and fall as one people, one nation.”

— Barack Obama

63. “Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.”

— Barack Obama

64. “Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.”

— Barack Obama

65. “Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children’s hands early and often.”

— Barack Obama

66. “You have to exercise, or at some point you’ll just break down.”

— Barack Obama

67. “Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.”

— Barack Obama

68. “We are not entitled to success we have to earn it.”

— Barack Obama

69. “The flame of the diya, or lamp, reminds us that light will ultimately triumph over darkness.”

— Barack Obama

70. “One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.”

— Barack Obama

71. “Love and hope can conquer hate.”

— Barack Obama

72. “No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.”

— Barack Obama

73. “If you’re a strong man, you should not feel threatened by strong women.”

— Barack Obama

74. “We have to acknowledge the progress we made, but understand that we still have a long way to go. That things are better, but still not good enough.”

— Barack Obama

75. “The arts are what makes life worth living. You’ve got food, you’ve got shelter, yeah. But the things that make you laugh, make you cry, make you connect – make you love are communicated through the arts. They aren’t extras.”

— Barack Obama

76. “We have got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage.”

— Barack Obama

77. “In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.”

— Barack Obama

78. “Sticking your head in the sand might make you feel safer, but it’s not going to protect you from the coming storm.”

— Barack Obama

79. “The Holy Koran tells us, ‘O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another.’”

— Barack Obama

80. “We are reminded that in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth or status or power or fame, but rather how well we have Loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.”

— Barack Obama

81. “So on this Human Rights Day, let us rededicate ourselves to the advancement of human rights and freedoms for all, and pledge always to live by the ideals we promote to the world.”

— Barack Obama

82. “So don’t get cynical. Cynicism didn’t put a man on the moon. Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease, or built a business, or fed a young mind. Cynicism is a choice. And hope will always be a better choice.”

— Barack Obama

83. “We may have different backgrounds, but we believe in the same dream that says this is a country where anything’s possible. No matter who you are. No matter where you come from.”

— Barack Obama

84. “You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.”

— Barack Obama

85. “We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech – because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth.”

— Barack Obama

86. “The Muslim call to prayer is one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.”

— Barack Obama

87. “When times change, so must we.”

— Barack Obama

88. “While we breathe, we will hope.”

— Barack Obama

89. “Libraries remind us that truth isn’t about who yells the loudest but who has the right information.”

— Barack Obama

90. “Nobody cares how tough your upbringing was. Nobody cares if you suffered some discrimination.”

— Barack Obama

91. “We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale of our wealth but from the power of our ideals – opportunity, democracy, liberty and hope.”

— Barack Obama

92. “Above all, children need our unconditional love, whether they succeed or make mistakes; when life is easy and when life is tough.”

— Barack Obama

93. “My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.”

— Barack Obama

94. “We are an American family and we rise and fall together as one nation.”

— Barack Obama

95. “Why can’t I just eat my waffle?”

— Barack Obama

96. “The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.”

— Barack Obama

97. “No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.”

— Barack Obama

98. “The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote.”

— Barack Obama

99. “The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.”

— Barack Obama

100. “No matter how much you’ve done, or how successful you’ve been, there’s always more to do, more to learn, more to achieve.”

— Barack Obama