Barack Obama Quotes
Of course, there's been a real debate about where to invest and where to cut, and I'm committed to working with members of both parties to cut our deficits and debt. But we can't simply cut our way to prosperity.
Quotes to Explore
-
There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that - because of his money - we will cure malaria.
-
I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
-
Back in the mid '90s, I went to a film festival, and they were airing 'Central Park West' at the same time as this cute little romantic comedy movie called 'French Exit,' and I got to go from one theater where I was goofy, falling over myself, to this kind of evil vixen kind of character.
-
I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
-
When you can score three goals without the most prolific scorer in the world, you know you have a lot of depth, and it gives you confidence.
-
I loved things like Destiny's Child, and Amy Winehouse's first record came out when I was 11 years old. But as a young, young child, I was just surrounded by Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan - just massive, soulful voices.
-
I had my first concert in front of 80,000 people at the International Soca Monarch Finals.
-
I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past.
-
You work with some people, you see a spark in them and you can't help praising them. But everyone has their own destiny. No one can make anyone. Who reaches where and when, is all written.
-
Jesus Christ was a patriot! His country was the world. His laws were the eternal principles of liberty, and his followers, in every age, have been the chosen champions of freedom!
-
I love dresses, and I've definitely thought about designing them someday. I just want to make sure that I wait until the time is perfect and I can do it right.
-
If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.
-
We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems themselves were enough.
-
I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
-
Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow.
-
I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.
-
The mid-day meal is a well-intentioned scheme and has to be implemented effectively.
-
A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
-
From a very early age, I made my decisions based on careers that I admire. The one thing that all the actresses I love have in common is that they have diversity in their careers.
-
My parents did not pay a cent for my education; they didn't give me a car or furniture - I did that 100% on my own. I had to pay back a lot.
-
I had this dream to become a writer since I was a teenager.
-
Paradoxically, since gay men rarely have gay parents, cultural transmission must come from friends or strangers (a problem since the generations so seldom mix in gay life).
-
Of course, there's been a real debate about where to invest and where to cut, and I'm committed to working with members of both parties to cut our deficits and debt. But we can't simply cut our way to prosperity.
