Barack Obama Quotes
When our sailors in the Persian Gulf accidentally strayed into Iranian waters, that could have sparked a major international incident. Some folks here in Washington rushed to declare that it was the start of another hostage crisis. Instead, we worked directly with the Iranian government and secured the release of our sailors in less than 24 hours.
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You kind of think people get sick of you after a while, but apparently not.
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Everyone fears the cut of the blade. It doesn't matter after that. I know the spirit survives as there is so much evidence of the survival of the personality in the afterlife.
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Consumption is still going up on Alibaba. This is because when the economy goes down people look online to Alibaba to buy cheaper things.
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If America is a nation of laws as we proclaim, then our immigration laws are part of the package.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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That's what sets apart one actor from another, and that you can't teach. You can't give someone that. When you're working, putting a character together, or in a scene, that's where things will happen that you have to have the intuition to notice them, and to register them.
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German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
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Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind.
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Working with Tyler Perry has been a wonderful experience. Everything he touches turns to gold, it seems like.
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I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.
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I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It's so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There's no question.
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Ibiza is very close to my heart.
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Love is so short, forgetting is so long.
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To me, fashion is ceaselessly fascinating because it is an expression of self.
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We can choose food that doesn't lead to illnesses like diabetes and cancer. We can choose food that doesn't contribute to water pollution and climate change. And we can choose food that keeps local economies vibrant and farmers on their land.
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No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet everyone thinks himself sufficiently qualified for the hardest of all trades, that of government.
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When our sailors in the Persian Gulf accidentally strayed into Iranian waters, that could have sparked a major international incident. Some folks here in Washington rushed to declare that it was the start of another hostage crisis. Instead, we worked directly with the Iranian government and secured the release of our sailors in less than 24 hours.
