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.
BARACK OBAMATo be black was to be the beneficiary of a great inheritance, a special destiny, glorious burdens that only we were strong enough to bear.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
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Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
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The real test is not whether you avoid failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it.
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I think a basic principle of our Constitution is nobody above the law
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Greatness is never free; it must be earned.
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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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Why can’t I just eat my waffle?
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Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror.
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Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
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Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.
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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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We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.
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We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.
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The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.
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