Barack Obama Quotes
The United States was proud to stand with the people of Germany as this nation and this continent reunited and rebuilt and reached for a better future.
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The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
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I was in my mid 20s when email finally took off. Until then, the phone was my primary way of connecting with the people in my life.
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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People tend to think that numbers are quite objective, but numbers in economics are not like this. Some economists say they're like sausages: you don't know what they really are until you cut into them.
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Sure, just like there are bad lawyers, bad doctors and bad politicians, there are people who aren't cut out to be teachers. But by and large, the people who are called to be teachers are passionate about the profession.
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People say, 'Oh, politics is so polarized today,' and I'm thinking... '1861, that was polarized.'
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People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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To people of my generation, the picture show was really another dimension - sensual, whimsical. No uniforms or collective rites, but a place where little boys like me could laugh and feel free.
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Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country.
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People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!
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People are clamoring to hear good ideas as opposed to the lesser of two evils... Either the Democrats are going to win or the Republicans are going to win, but the losers are all of us out here as citizens that really do want meaningful change, and none of it's happening. There's no dialogue regarding meaningful change.
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I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They're embarrassed to have people see them doing it.
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The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
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When you do acoustic shows, there's always a more intimate vibe. I go into them with lowered expectations and assume that people don't want to hear me.
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I always try to put something personal on my albums just to give people out there a little piece of my history and how I got where I am and who I am.
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The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people's eyes before you even put out an album.
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I like the lasso of truth. There is something so beautiful about the fact that people have to tell the truth when they have the lasso around them. And it's not too violent.
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Some people are directors and I think they should stay behind the camera.
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Jennifer Aniston is cute, but I wouldn't call her beautiful. I think that is why Cheryl Cole is so popular, because she is just so pretty and the public are starved of gorgeous people. When I was young, everybody on screen was gorgeous.
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I said, '200 pairs of jeans,' and then it just kind of went everywhere. I don't really own 200 pairs of jeans - I own a million pairs of jeans. No, but I definitely have a very solid amount. I won't say a number, but it's aggressive.
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Who was I? The stranger was footsteps in the snow a long time ago.
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The United States was proud to stand with the people of Germany as this nation and this continent reunited and rebuilt and reached for a better future.
