It 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.
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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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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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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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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As we look forward to the New Year, let’s resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share.
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You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
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When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that, in our democracy, government is us.
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Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
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It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy.
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You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.
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To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West – know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.
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It’s not just enough to change the players. We’ve gotta change the game.
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I think, as you get older, that’s when your ambitions become “peculiar”.
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Love and hope can conquer hate.
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Who you are and who you love should never be a fireable offense.
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We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend. And we honor those ideals by upholding them not when it’s easy, but when it is hard.
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