You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.
BARACK OBAMAWhen times get tough, we don’t give up. We get up.
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Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.
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Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.
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A child’s course in life should be determined not by the zip code she’s born in, but by the strength of her work ethic and the scope of her dreams.
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I think, as you get older, that’s when your ambitions become “peculiar”.
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Don’t shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.
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In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity – it is a prerequisite.
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What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one.
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Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.
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No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom’. If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.
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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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Our stories may be singular, but our destination is shared.
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On every continent, there are girls who will go on to change the world in ways we can only imagine, if only we allow them the freedom to dream.
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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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A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
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A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself.
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