You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.
BARACK OBAMAIf you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.
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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It’s not just enough to change the players. We’ve gotta change the game.
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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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If somebody is different from you, that’s not something you criticize, that’s something that you appreciate.
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Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.
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Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children’s hands early and often.
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If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void.
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Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
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A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
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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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As we look forward to the New Year, let’s resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share.
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Who you are and who you love should never be a fireable offense.
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No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom’. If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.
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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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Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it.
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