Barack Obama Quotes
We've had every official in Hawaii, Democrat and Republican, every news outlet that has investigated this, confirm that, yes, in fact, I was born in Hawaii, Aug. 4, 1961, in Kapiolani Hospital.
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I don't want the news to be patriotic. I don't want to see flags on the lapels of the anchors. I don't want any of that.
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I'm resigned to the fact that the corseted history of America is not as exciting as that of Britain.
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I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris.
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The Florida peninsula is, in fact, an emerging plateau, honeycombed with voids and vents, caves and underground waterways. Travelers on Interstate Highway I-75 have no idea that, beneath them, are cave labyrinths still being mapped by speleologists - 'cavers,' they prefer to be called.
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My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.
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In fact, I don't read newspapers any longer.
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New York's my home. Born and raised. I'm a New Yorker to the bone.
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But my observation has been, certainly in the news business, you've got to give 110 percent.
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I guess I was just meant to be a secretary who doesn't take shorthand. I'm a lousy typist, too - 33 words a minute.
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When I was born, the doctor looked at my mother and said, 'Congratulations, you have an actor!'
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I worry that we're not getting enough of the news that we need to make informed judgments as citizens.
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I think family is our reason for being. I was lucky to be born into a very close-knit family.
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My dad got me hooked on the news. That was a good thing.
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My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg.
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Someone – a man – advised me not to become a news anchor because my eyelashes were too long, and they would distract the viewers.
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The news comes somewhat late, but I'm glad to hear it nevertheless.
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Most of us can now record a whole series with the click of a button. We all have DVD players, and the rise of the DVD box-set means we watch this stuff in two, three-hour sessions. So there is this real appetite out there for lengthy, pretty intricate drama. All that is great news for writers.
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Most estimates of the mortality risk posed by asteroid impacts put it at about the same risk as flying in a commercial airliner. However, you have to remember that this is like the entire human race riding the plane - it is one of the few risks that really could wipe us all out.
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My only crime was being born black - or being born black in Alabama.
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In great deeds something abides.
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Young writers should definitely research the current sounds and styles.
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This country is conducive to making money. Once you learn this lesson and make your first deal, you will really appreciate the tools available to you in the United States, the tools that will help you 'boot-strap' yourself into a large income.
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We've had every official in Hawaii, Democrat and Republican, every news outlet that has investigated this, confirm that, yes, in fact, I was born in Hawaii, Aug. 4, 1961, in Kapiolani Hospital.
