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.
BARACK OBAMAIt 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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The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women
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We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us.
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To be black was to be the beneficiary of a great inheritance, a special destiny, glorious burdens that only we were strong enough to bear.
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You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
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Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.
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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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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.
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Our stories may be singular, but our destination is shared.
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When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.
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We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.
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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.
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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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A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
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Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
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