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.
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.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Rise to their needs.
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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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Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
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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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Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father’s expectations or make up for their father’s mistakes.
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Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
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History doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes it zigs and zags.
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We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.
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Love and hope can conquer hate.
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One thing I don’t like is when you disrespect the law.
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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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In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.
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There is no excuse for not trying.
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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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As we look forward to the New Year, let’s resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share.
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You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.
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You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
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I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.
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I wouldn’t be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago
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The opportunity will not remain open indefinitely.
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Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
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Theoretically, there is nothing that can stop the government from taxing 100 per cent of income so long as the people get benefits from the government commensurate with their income which is taxed.
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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
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While we breathe, we will hope.
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Who you are and who you love should never be a fireable offense.
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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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