There is no excuse for not trying.
BARACK OBAMAYou can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.
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I think a basic principle of our Constitution is nobody above the law
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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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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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To 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.
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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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Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.
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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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It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy.
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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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Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
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Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.
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