When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that, in our democracy, government is us.
BARACK OBAMAAs we look forward to the New Year, let’s resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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A nation that can’t control its energy sources can’t control its future.
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No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.
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We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.
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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
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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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Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.
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The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.
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I’m a warrior for the middle class.
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Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.
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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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Our stories may be singular, but our destination is shared.
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The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.
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The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
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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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