Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.
BARACK OBAMAThe 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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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.
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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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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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You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
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Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
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Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror.
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I think, as you get older, that’s when your ambitions become “peculiar”.
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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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Don’t just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table.
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Don’t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts don’t matter or that your voice doesn’t count. Don’t ever believe that you can’t make a difference. You have.
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A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
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Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.
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Love and hope can conquer hate.
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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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Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father’s expectations or make up for their father’s mistakes.
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