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 OBAMAWe don’t ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.
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Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.
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When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.
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We are the change we have been waiting for.
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Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Rise to their needs.
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While we breathe, we will hope.
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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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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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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
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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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Love and hope can conquer hate.
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Change is never easy, but always possible.
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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
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