For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
BARACK OBAMAThe worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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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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Hope – Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us. A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead.
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If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
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Greatness is never free; it must be earned.
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It’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.
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I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.
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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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Where there is no experience the wise man is silent.
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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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One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.
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You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
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If somebody is different from you, that’s not something you criticize, that’s something that you appreciate.
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While we breathe, we will hope.
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Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
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It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy.
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