Barack Obama Quotes
I think the American people recognize that the world has shrunk. That it's interconnected. That you're not going to put that genie back in the bottle.
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There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.
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If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort.
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The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
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The orthogonal features, when combined, can explode into complexity.
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I'm probably proudest of being able to lift a lot of us out of the 'hood. That's the biggest thing, that I've been able to employ a lot of people and give them opportunities.
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If money was being invented now, it wouldn't be designed to look like cash or credit cards. It would look more like Bitcoin.
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IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.
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My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.
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When I was a kid, 'Blade Runner' was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.
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When I write a song, it comes from the heart and is based on a specific experience. You can't really say that one experience is greater than another, because all of your experiences take you through life on this journey.
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Whether it goes to series or stands by itself, I'm proud of what we did with it, not only from the standpoint of what it could have been, but for itself.
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Like every girl, we don't talk about our surgeries.
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The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
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I'm more offended when someone's killed on television than when there's something that's sensuous or sexual. So what?
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I'm not a villain, I've never hurt anyone. I'm just a tawdry character who explodes now and again.
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I was pretty nervous when I met Robert DeNiro. I kind of felt like a kid in a candy store for the first time. I couldn't wipe the grin off of my face. But Bobby DeNiro was really, really sweet and made me feel very comfortable. He's very low-key and just a superstar professional, and totally someone to be admired.
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I need everyone else around me to be impactful in my life in some way, and I think my fans need that, too. And I choose to accept that role.
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When I see a fan coming over, I can't help but make an assumption about what they want to talk about. A middle-aged American woman will head over, and I think, 'Game of Thrones.' Turns out it's 'The Tudors' or 'Elementary' or 'The Hunger Games.' It's always a surprise.
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I don't understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound. Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off.
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Swimming for his life, a man does not see much of the country through which the river winds.
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I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.
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I think the American people recognize that the world has shrunk. That it's interconnected. That you're not going to put that genie back in the bottle.
