Barack Obama Quotes
Globalization combined with technology, combined with social media and constant information, have disrupted people's lives sometimes in very concrete ways; a manufacturing plant closes and suddenly an entire town no longer has what was the primary source of employment.
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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For me, the greatest good fortune I have being raised by actors is I came in knowing that a career is the ebb and flow.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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I'm learning as I go. I don't know everything. I never had anybody to look at, nobody ever taught me, and where I'm from I didn't have any famous role models.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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Way back when I was a junior pastry chef, I'd bake loads of muffins every morning, as many as 120 or so, while operating on autopilot.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.
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My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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I love bayou life.
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My favorite toy as a kid was Legos. I loved building things, and that's what we're doing with SumZero.
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I enjoy meat, but I can do without it.
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Which country in the world has the kind of talent India has in numbers?
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It's important that all my friends have verified Twitter accounts. The blue checkmark makes me feel comfortable and like I'm friends with a legit, high-quality person. I also prefer friends with ridiculously long usernames.
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Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort. In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably. Witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera, or the automobile.
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Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.
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I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.
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Globalization combined with technology, combined with social media and constant information, have disrupted people's lives sometimes in very concrete ways; a manufacturing plant closes and suddenly an entire town no longer has what was the primary source of employment.
