You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
BARACK OBAMAYou can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
BARACK OBAMAI 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 did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.
BARACK OBAMATransparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.
BARACK OBAMAThe best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.
BARACK OBAMAPersevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
BARACK OBAMAI think, as you get older, that’s when your ambitions become “peculiar”.
BARACK OBAMAAs we look forward to the New Year, let’s resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share.
BARACK OBAMAGreatness is never free; it must be earned.
BARACK OBAMAIf you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
BARACK OBAMAIn 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.
BARACK OBAMAChange is never easy, but always possible.
BARACK OBAMAYou didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.
BARACK OBAMAOne of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.
BARACK OBAMAHistory doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes it zigs and zags.
BARACK OBAMAWhat makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one.
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