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.
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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Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.
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The future must not belong to those who bully women. It must be shaped by girls who go to school and those who stand for a world where our daughters can live their dreams just like our sons.
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Our stories may be singular, but our destination is shared.
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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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While we breathe, we will hope.
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It’s not just enough to change the players. We’ve gotta change the game.
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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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What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one.
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We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.
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Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.
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Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Rise to their needs.
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You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
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We don’t turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up.
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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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I’m a warrior for the middle class.
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