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.
BARACK OBAMAWhile we breathe, we will hope.
More Barack Obama Quotes
-
-
As we look forward to the New Year, let’s resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share.
BARACK OBAMA -
We don’t turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up.
BARACK OBAMA -
History doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes it zigs and zags.
BARACK OBAMA -
Who you are and who you love should never be a fireable offense.
BARACK OBAMA -
Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children’s hands early and often.
BARACK OBAMA -
Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
BARACK OBAMA -
While we breathe, we will hope.
BARACK OBAMA -
Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up.
BARACK OBAMA -
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 OBAMA -
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 OBAMA -
Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.
BARACK OBAMA -
One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.
BARACK OBAMA -
The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.
BARACK OBAMA -
I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.
BARACK OBAMA -
Greatness is never free; it must be earned.
BARACK OBAMA







