We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.
BARACK OBAMASomeone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father’s expectations or make up for their father’s mistakes.
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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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It’s not just enough to change the players. We’ve gotta change the game.
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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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History doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes it zigs and zags.
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Our stories may be singular, but our destination is shared.
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Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.
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Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied.
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Greatness is never free; it must be earned.
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No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.
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The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.
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We don’t turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up.
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It is moments like these that force us to try harder, and dig deeper, and to discover gifts we never knew we had – to find the greatness that lies within each of us.
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Reading is important. If you know how to read then the whole world opens up to you
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I wouldn’t be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago
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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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