Barack Obama Quotes
I believe that the best measure of whether a nation is going to be successful is whether they are tapping the talents of their women.
Quotes to Explore
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Perhaps because my relationship with my father went through such a long, bumpy time, it's been very important for me to work to try to keep lines of communication open between my sons and myself to try to avoid my father's mistakes. At least if you're making mistakes, make different mistakes.
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As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing.
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The colonel replied that he didn't care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.
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I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You're looking at a real daddy.
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Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
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The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country.
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Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.
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It's hard enough to work and raise a family when your kids are all healthy and relatively normal, but when you add on some kind of disability or disease, it can just be such a burden.
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The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.
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Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.
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I just like a good story. I want the story to be good, and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.
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This Earth is our only home. Together, we must protect and cherish it.
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There is also an epidemic of infertility in this country. There are more women who have put off child-bearing in favor of their professional lives. For them, the only way they are going to have a family is to adopt from China.
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We bled writing these songs, we bled in the studio, and now we're out bleeding getting them right live.
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If you're biking more and walking more, you're going to be happier and healthier. And you'll probably feel better if you take out less garbage, as most of us feel pretty crappy about that. But I don't think we can mistake those acts for doing what it takes to address a crisis at a global level.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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If you're going to write about war, the ugly side is inevitable. Suffering and death are obviously part of war.
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Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for your life to begin and start making the most of the moment you are in.
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You can't learn if you don't try.
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My looks aren't something that come dazzlingly through in everything I do. I can be made to look one way or the other fairly easily... I am still not recognised on the street that much.
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Everybody wants somebody to look up to that looks like them so they can truly believe in that reality for themselves.
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I believe that the best measure of whether a nation is going to be successful is whether they are tapping the talents of their women.
