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.
BARACK OBAMAOn 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.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror.
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No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom’. If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.
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Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We’ve got work to do.
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We don’t ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.
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Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
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I want every young man who sees me to know that I’m not that different from them. I wasn’t born into wealth. I wasn’t born into fame. I made a lot of mistakes – but I kept at it.
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I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.
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One thing I don’t like is when you disrespect the law.
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Don’t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts don’t matter or that your voice doesn’t count. Don’t ever believe that you can’t make a difference. You have.
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The opportunity will not remain open indefinitely.
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When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don’t really have to do anything, you just let them talk.
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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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Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.
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Change is never easy, but always possible.
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Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
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