We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend. And we honor those ideals by upholding them not when it’s easy, but when it is hard.
BARACK OBAMAWhen times get tough, we don’t give up. We get up.
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Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
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In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.
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Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.
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Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.
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Why can’t I just eat my waffle?
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In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity – it is a prerequisite.
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On every continent, there are girls who will go on to change the world in ways we can only imagine, if only we allow them the freedom to dream.
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We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us.
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There is no excuse for not trying.
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A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself.
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No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together.
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Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.
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When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that, in our democracy, government is us.
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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
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Love and hope can conquer hate.
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