Barack Obama Quotes
As I said in my State of the Union address ensuring the security of the United States and the safety of our people demands a smart, patient and disciplined approach to the world.
Quotes to Explore
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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I have learned to be patient.
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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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As I see it, a green salad is an open invitation to carrots, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and the sprouts that grow in jars on my kitchen counter.
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.
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Warren Beatty once told me that if someone's really stuck on you, find them their next boyfriend. But I could never do that.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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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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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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Youth doesn't need friends - it only needs crowds.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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I think Teach for America has suffered from the fact that I did not teach, in a major way. I also think if I had taught, I wouldn't have started Teach for America.
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A poet who is a bad man is a degraded being, baser and more culpable than a bad man who is not a poet.
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I'll put the Packers' best players on defense. It's best for a team and good for its morale.
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I'm not a god - I do bad things.
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By reminding us of human finitude and weakness, religion also enjoins us not to place our ultimate hope in this passing world.
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He has robbed me, yet he has given me something of greater value . . . he has given to me myself.
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I have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. There are moments I feel like 99 percent of the people who write stuff are the sweetest people, and then one crazy guy or girl spoils the whole thing.
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Anthony and I are putting together a company where we won't lose our jobs based on quarterly earnings and can afford to play a longer game. That short game is what creates a glut of mediocrity in the market because people are desperate for hits, and it puts so much pressure on executives to deliver them. We will take that pressure off the artists.
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Dreams are, by definition, cursed with short life spans.
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As I said in my State of the Union address ensuring the security of the United States and the safety of our people demands a smart, patient and disciplined approach to the world.
