Barack Obama Quotes
America is the greatest country on Earth. But because of some of the mistakes that have been made, we, I think, are going to have a lot of work to do in the next administration to restore that sense that America is that shining beacon on a hill.
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I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines.
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It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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I think as an actor you're used to having to travel, so wherever the work, is you're willing to go.
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The attitude and identity that we want to play with doesn't change.
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I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.
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I do go into things thinking, 'Right. I'm going to enjoy this.'
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I watch 'Entourage.' I aspire the good life that they live and lead. Honestly, I am just trying to be me by trying to do good films, have fun at it and trying to work with good directors, and, of course, I am a bit of a silent party boy, also. I have my share of fun sometime, too.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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I went swimming the other day and my wife was watching and she said, 'You know, it's funny, it's when you've got no clothes on, no one recognizes you.' I said, 'What are you saying? That I should do more love scenes?'
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Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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A lizard is a perfect pet for a model. They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I'm always travelling, so it's perfect. If I had a dog, it would drop dead of starvation.
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I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.
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I think there's a fear of difference in American cinema.
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I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had me in dance classes, and then I got involved in a local theater company.
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I've made the decision not to do radio anymore.
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My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.
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You can never solve a problem without talking to people with whom you disagree. The United States Senate is predicated and based on consensus building. That was certainly the vision of the founding fathers.
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I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that.
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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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The United States of America is prosperous and free. But storm clouds gather on our horizon. Our national security is challenged by the continued malfeasance of Saddam Hussein. Our economic security is challenged by a growing worldwide recession. Our future is bedeviled by too many schools that perform poorly and by a Social Security system in need of reform.
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I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life I lead, more keenly all the time.
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America is the greatest country on Earth. But because of some of the mistakes that have been made, we, I think, are going to have a lot of work to do in the next administration to restore that sense that America is that shining beacon on a hill.
