Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
BARACK OBAMAWhere you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up.
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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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Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.
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Who you are and who you love should never be a fireable offense.
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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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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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History doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes it zigs and zags.
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Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.
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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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Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
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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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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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I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.
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Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.
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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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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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