Barack Obama Quotes
We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.
Quotes to Explore
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The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.
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I want to stop transforming and just start being.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do.
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I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.
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I love adventure sports. And, I love cooking.
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I have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.
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Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!
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I am an earnest advocate of manual training and trade teaching for black boys, and for white boys, too.
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I like the map feature on the iPhone that tells me where I am, because I travel a lot.
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The thing is, it really did take us too long to get these recordings done. We've had our rough times in the studio in the past, but after four weeks most of the material would have been recorded. This time it seemed like it just goes on and on.
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The blockchain does one thing: It replaces third-party trust with mathematical proof that something happened.
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The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.
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When you have a 'solution thinking mindset' - and choose to focus 80% of your thoughts/words on solutions - you will not only be heading more speedily to long-term success, but you will immediately feel better in the moment.
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Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish.
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When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.
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There's so much bullying with young people and them feeling like they can't come out, and they don't know what to do. And it's something that you have to work through. And, you know, for me, it was - I came out, and then I went back in for a minute. And then I came out, and I was like, 'You know what? This is who I am.'
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Harry Potter to me is a bore. His talent arrives as a gift; he's chosen. Who can identify with that? But Hermione - she's working harder than anyone, she's half outsider, right? Half Muggle. She shouldn't be there at all. It's so unfair that Harry's the star of the books, given how hard she worked to get her powers.
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Sharpton and Jackson are 'race brokers.' Their job is to define black identity and then keep blacks in line to vote to the highest Democratic bidder that serves their purposes. 'Black enough' is just another tool in the bamboozler's toolbox.
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There is absolutely a side of me that people don't know. I'm not myself on Snapchat or Instagram. That's totally not me.
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I must always have fresh orange juice, alkaline water and hazelnut creamer for my coffee.
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I am often struck by the anxious inferiority many well-educated British people display towards the U.S., particularly Londoners dazzled by New York, when many postcolonials are accustomed to regarding Britain's old imperial cosmopolis as the true capital of the western world.
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The thing I love about acting is that it's got nothing to do with me; it's about bringing forth a director's vision. It's like a release. I'm glad it's come back into my life.
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We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.
