Barack Obama Quotes
At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better
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I was a very focused kid. I always had this crazy lifestyle... billions of jobs, two hours of gymnastics every day, handball, anything with a ball, really. I must have had ADHD or something. I was very energetic, and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.
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When we talk about change, we, the business leaders, have to implement it. We have to look at what we're not doing and what we should be doing.
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I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
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The vast majority of Muslims living here are peaceful citizens. Unfortunately, however, we also see religious and political fanaticism among Muslim groups in Germany.
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Women are capable of doing so many things these days, physically, emotionally, within relationships and career. There are so many things that women have evolved into and I feel really proud about where women are right now.
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In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.
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Spirituality is deeply personal. Yet, society has to face the fact that certain faiths celebrate spirituality through an overt expression of inner convictions.
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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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I want people to learn what democracy means.
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But I'm very thankful that no one is slamming my head against the wall anymore.
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You'd have to be an idiot to say no to 'Hunger Games.'
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A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer.
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Here in Denmark, you can easily just be left alone. This is my 'hood, and people leave me alone; it's nice.
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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes.
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Economic growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out.
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I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away.
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Life is a big craps game. I've got to tell you, it's all been fun.
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Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say.
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At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better
