Barack Obama Quotes
When ordinary people have a say in their own future, then your land can’t just be taken away from you.
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I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
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I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.
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For me, it's actually really hard to write about my real experience. Like to do a Taylor Swift. You know what I mean? It's so brave to actually write about things that happened and things you wanna get off your chest, but I'm not really there yet.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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I never been a hater of these other cats, who never really had nothing, being successful. That's not my problem.
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There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.
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Of course, I grew up hearing Latin music but, to be honest, aside from my personal circumstances, like most kids I wanted to rebel against what I considered to be such old fashioned fare.
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I can see myself always writing songs - but I'm not sure if I'll always want to perform.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.
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You remember Donnie Brasco? It's the most notorious undercover movie ever; it's so street and so real. If you ever imagined yourself doing cop work, you imagined yourself getting pushed to that limit - seeing the furthest you can push yourself while still upholding the law.
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Police can only act on intelligence.
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We tried to make a movie that had sex and violence because we like sex and violence.
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Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.
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I wanted to create a world that presented the Smurfs with obstacles and challenges and really put them in a fish-out-of-water situation but also make them very active in getting out of their situation. Make them really the central characters.
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We have inherited a fear of memories of slavery. It is as if to remember and acknowledge slavery would amount to our being consumed by it. As a matter of fact, in the popular black imagination, it is easier for us to construct ourselves as children of Africa, as the sons and daughters of kings and queens, and thereby ignore the Middle Passage and centuries of enforced servitude in the Americas. Although some of us might indeed be the descendants of African royalty, most of us are probably descendants of their subjects, the daughters and sons of African peasants or workers.
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Your mental attitude attracts to you everything that makes you what you are.
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I don't know John Riggins. I mean, I've met him a few times, and I had dinner with him once.
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A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.
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When ordinary people have a say in their own future, then your land can’t just be taken away from you.
