For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
BARACK OBAMATo 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.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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I think a basic principle of our Constitution is nobody above the law
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Don’t shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.
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I think, as you get older, that’s when your ambitions become “peculiar”.
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No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together.
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You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.
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If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
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One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.
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You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.
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Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied.
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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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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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I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.
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Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
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It’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.
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We don’t ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.
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