Barack Obama Quotes
Ensuring that the US continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration.
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I always say: 'Share your happiness with the world, give other people that happiness and let it come back,' but some things make me question it. I don't know if I want some people to know that I am happy. I think a lot of people want to take it away from you, and that's really scary.
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A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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Sharing is the essence of social media.
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
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I do make a good ragu pasta, which everyone seems to like. Or that could be just me talking; who knows what they really think. I actually stole the recipe from my older sister Vera, who also loves to cook. I took all my recipes from her.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really.
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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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Financial analysts make a lot more than accountants.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.
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A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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I was interested in aerospace and flying, and the U.S. is really the best place in the world for flying.
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It's part of me, Scotland. I'm still immersed in it even though I am not there.
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Frankly, I don't understand the monthly magazines that continue to publish news that is two months old and which has already been reported on ad nauseam online, including on their own websites.
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I don't have a problem if someone else were to say that one of my characters is a good one and another one is not and is a bad one. I try myself not to have any judgment towards my characters, but certainly the audience might.
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Human cultural diversity is vast; the range of cultural practices, beliefs, and languages that we speak is vast.
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Humility is a quality for which I have only a limited admiration. In many phases of life it is a great mistake and degenerates into defensiveness or hypocrisy.
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One way to understand human progress is to look at how technology has made products and services - once reserved for the elite - progressively more accessible and affordable.
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I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.
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Ensuring that the US continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration.
