Barack Obama Quotes
We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.
Quotes to Explore
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I think comedy has evolved like every art form, and people probably do less standing around and telling jokes, and more things that have to do with reality.
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I have a song about being in love. I have a song about being supportive. There's inspiring ones, and there's some that show a little bit more fun and daring. It really is a range of who I am.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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I don't play anymore, because I know I'm not going to be a pro golfer. So there's no reason to golf.
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Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way my I am achieving my dreams.
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I think I'm very old-fashioned.
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I don't even know how to define myself. I'm a person who writes. It's something I enjoy, and hopefully people enjoy it as well.
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I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.
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By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new.
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I hope that people will see that we don't have to sit by the sidelines and watch as the two major parties limit their choices to slightly different flavors of the status quo. It is, in fact, possible to join the fray, stand up for principles and offer a real alternative.
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Midi is my hobby.
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In tight quarters, it's important to choose small-scale items.
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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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When you're buying paintings, it feels grown up.
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I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
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You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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I'm a great believer in the experiential theory of writing.
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I think that's the moment when we all grow up, when we stop blaming our parents for the messes we've made out of our lives and start owning the consequences of our actions.
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To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full of injustice, is the last and worst of all the evils.
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I have a classical music background. I studied violin and trumpet.
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Conflict is a great thing to start with. For me as a songwriter, I am constantly trying to solve problems.
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We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.
