Barack Obama Quotes
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voice could be that difference.
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The disappearance of MH370 has tested our collective resolve.
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What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.
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I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.
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I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
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I'm interested in playing, not working.
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I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long.
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A lot of comedians do bits where they say, 'I was listening to this song, and this person said this, and you know how they say that?' And I thought it would work better if I actually had a DJ put that song lyric right there. It makes it more dynamic, and it's more energetic.
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I have been acting since I was thirteen.
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All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. That's why I travel the world - for me, that's my B-side, why we go places. I have a Hublot on from time to time but I want a home base watch - something that's elegant but has got a little pizzazz to it.
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Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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The nation is faced with one of the most corporate-orientated anti-consumer Congresses in our history.
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Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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I love books.
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I never had to learn English, French and German because I was brought up as all three languages. I had a private French teacher before I even went to school. That helped a lot.
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The Army confronted racial integration when it was still unpopular in society. It has been struggling to more fully integrate women. Its troops, after all, reflect society.
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I don't know why I go to extremes.
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I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.
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The music industry is such a different world from the acting world. Everything is really last minute, but I love the challenge, and I love owning my material and being able to put out what I want.
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It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voice could be that difference.
