Barack Obama Quotes
We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame, but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.
Quotes to Explore
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Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.
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When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
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The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active.
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Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
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Consequences of linear thinking in Afghanistan and Iraq included overestimating indigenous forces' capabilities, underestimating the enemy, and the associated expectation that the coalition could soon reduce force levels and shift to an exclusively advisory effort.
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I have the necessary lack of tact.
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Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.
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Millions of people gave their lives fighting fascism and imperialism, but Pearl Harbor was the event that forever changed the course of human history.
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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After I lost my fiance, it seemed like it would be better to always be alone than to risk being hurt again.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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Hollywood's built on insecurity. People are trying to prove things. And I probably have that. I probably do. Probably guilty of it, in a way.
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I'm a very simple man. You've got to have, like, a computer nowadays to turn the TV on and off... and the nightmare continues.
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You have to train people how to be business innovators. If you don't train them, the quality of the ideas that you get in an innovation marketplace is not likely to be high.
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I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
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The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.
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No doubt about it. For every player. Thursday nights are very tough for us because it is a short turnaround.
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Carry on, then, if only for the moment that it takes a tiny galaxy to blink!
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People like to see me fight. A name can only take you so far. There are only a few fighters out of the thousands of boxers out there that have name recognition. I'm definitely not upset by that.
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Both China and Russia felt duped by the U.N. 'no-fly' zone resolution regarding Libya in 2011 that eventually led to the ouster of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. China and Russia had abstained from the Libyan resolution, and neither country plans to make what they regard as a similar mistake again.
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Constantly travelling means I don't always get to eat well - so it's probably a good idea for me to do some exercise.
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People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority.
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We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame, but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.
