Barack Obama Quotes About Fame

• We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame, but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.

  Barack Obama

  What Matters, People, Earth

  Speech at the 'Together We Thrive: Tucson and America' Memorial, delivered 12 January 2011, McKale Memorial Center, University of Arizona, Tucson

• In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

  Barack Obama

  Greatness, Men, Journey

  First Presidential Inaugural Address, Delivered 20 January 2009

• The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me, and a matter of bewilderment for my wife.

  Barack Obama

  Wife, Politics, Littles

  "'Run Obama! Run!' Could this be the next US president?" by Ed Pilkington, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2006.

• I want every young man who sees me to know that I'm not that different from them. I wasn't born into wealth. I wasn't born into fame. I made a lot of mistakes - but I kept at it.

  Barack Obama

  Mistake, Men, Different

  "President Obama Reflects on Race and His Upbringing" by Arlette Saenz, abcnews.go.com. June 19, 2015.

• The easiest way to get 15 minutes of fame is to be rude to somebody.

  Barack Obama

  Rude, Way, Fame

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

• What I remember thinking at that point, having gone through both the ups and downs of my first four years, and seeing the sea of people was, "What a remarkable country this is and how lucky am I that we live in a place where the son of a single mom, not born into any kind of fame or fortune, in a pretty remote state somehow can end up be in a position to - to make a difference."

  Barack Obama

  Mom, Country, Son

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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