It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy.
BARACK OBAMASomeone 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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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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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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Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.
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Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Rise to their needs.
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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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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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Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.
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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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While we breathe, we will hope.
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Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
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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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The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.
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Why can’t I just eat my waffle?
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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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Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
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