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.
BARACK OBAMAJust because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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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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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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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.
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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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Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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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.
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Change is never easy, but always possible.
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If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
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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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I think, as you get older, that’s when your ambitions become “peculiar”.
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There is no excuse for not trying.
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Together we resolve that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from life’s worst hazards and misfortune.
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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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If somebody is different from you, that’s not something you criticize, that’s something that you appreciate.
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Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it.
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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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Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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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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Love and hope can conquer hate.
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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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I’m a warrior for the middle class.
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Who you are and who you love should never be a fireable offense.
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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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If you’re a strong man, you should not feel threatened by strong women.
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If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
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