Barack Obama Quotes
Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges.
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs.
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Natural gas is a better transportation fuel than gasoline, so if that's the case, it's cheaper, it's cleaner and it's a domestic resource.
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All four majors are definitely a priority.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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It took me just three months to pick up Hindi. I guess I'm a fast learner when it comes to languages.
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People are wired for lots of things. We're wired for novelty. We're wired for humor. We're wired for new pieces of information that surprise us in some way or add value to our lives. We're wired for fear.
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The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.
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Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass - you don't see it, but somehow it does something.
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What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.
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There are a bunch of images that are thrown in our faces all the time about what we're supposed to look like at 14, 15, 16. It's confusing. I think every woman can identify with that struggle.
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I never personally complained; everybody else complained for me.
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Every time I touch the ball, I think I'm going to go all the way. I think I'm going to score a touchdown. I'm the runner I am because I think that I'm going to go all the way every single time I touch the ball.
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My movies are painfully personal, but I'm never trying to let you know how personal they are. It's my job to make it be personal, and also to disguise that so only I or the people who know me know how personal it is. 'Kill Bill' is a very personal movie.
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Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.
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Economists largely confine themselves to three key factors - capital, labor and productivity - when explaining how and why a country grows.
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When I was a kid growing up in the States in the late '70s and early '80s, as soon as 'Dallas' came on on a Friday night on CBS at 9 P.M., we stopped everything from that moment on as a family.
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The elite denizens of Washington and Wall Street scorn and mock the good and decent people of this country for wanting their laws enforced and their communities protected.
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The editors are committed to nothing save this: to keep common sense as fast as they can, to belabor sham as agreeably as possible, to give civilized entertainment.
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My generation of playwrights have grown up writing for studio theatres, and so the task of writing for more than ten or so actors is a huge challenge. Logistically, it's like doing an enormous Sudoku. Making sure everyone is in the right place at the right time in the right order instantly sends me into a cold sweat.
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Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges.
