A child’s course in life should be determined not by the zip code she’s born in, but by the strength of her work ethic and the scope of her dreams.
BARACK OBAMAThe 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.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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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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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
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No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.
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When times get tough, we don’t give up. We get up.
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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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Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.
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Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
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One thing I don’t like is when you disrespect the law.
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Don’t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts don’t matter or that your voice doesn’t count. Don’t ever believe that you can’t make a difference. You have.
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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
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I think, as you get older, that’s when your ambitions become “peculiar”.
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Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Rise to their needs.
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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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You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
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Why can’t I just eat my waffle?
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