You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.
BARACK OBAMAThe best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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Yes We Can!
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Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.
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A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
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You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women
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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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Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
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Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up.
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To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West – know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.
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Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
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The opportunity will not remain open indefinitely.
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A child’s course in life should be determined not by the zip code she’s born in, but by the strength of her work ethic and the scope of her dreams.
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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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Greatness is never free; it must be earned.
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