Barack Obama Quotes - Page 2

• When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.

  Barack Obama

  Powerful, Responsibility, Stakes

  "Obama's Speech On Libya: 'A Responsibility To Act'". Barack Obama's speech at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., www.npr.org. March 28, 2011.

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• Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.

  Barack Obama

  Persevere, Easy, Worthwhile

  "How Obama Won Me Over With a Single Speech" by Holly Robinson, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 21, 2012.

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• The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something.

  Barack Obama

  Determination, Powerful, Helping Others

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• What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it's the courage to raise one.

  Barack Obama

  Children, Men, Ability

  "Remarks By The President On Strengthening The Economy For The Middle Class". obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 15, 2013.

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• No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Together, Built

  Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 24 January 2012, Washington, D.C.

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• Every life must be given the chance to realize its full potential - that every life matters.

  Barack Obama

  Full Potential, Matter, Chance

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• Life takes its own turns, makes its own demands, writes its own story, and along the way, we start to realize we are not the author.

  Barack Obama

  Inspirational Life, Writing, Stories

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• Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often.

  Barack Obama

  Children, Book, Reading

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• If you're a strong man, you should not feel threatened by strong women.

  Barack Obama

  Strong Women, Strong Man, Should

  Barack Obama's Remarks in Town Hall with the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 28, 2014.

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• Don't just buy a new video game, make one.
  Don't just download the latest app, help design it.
  Don't just play on your phone, program it.

  Barack Obama

  Phones, Games, Play

  "Computers Are The Future, But Does Everyone Need To Code?". "All Tech Considered" with Kelly Mcevers, www.npr.org. January 25, 2014.

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• The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.

  Barack Obama

  Prayer, Mind Blowing, Islam

  "Politically Incorrect Reflections on Obama at the Mosque" by Arnold Steinberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 4, 2016.

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• Every single one of you has something you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide.

  Barack Obama

  Responsibility, Opportunity, Offers

  Obama's Speech to Students at Cairo University in Cairo, www.cbsnews.com. June 4, 2009.

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• It's not just enough to change the players. We've gotta change the game.

  Barack Obama

  Player, Games, Vision

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  No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.

  Barack Obama

  People, Radical Islam, Violence

  Barack Obama's speech in Closing of the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 18, 2015.

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• The future is ours to win. But to get there we can't just stand still.

  Barack Obama

  Winning, Stills

  Second Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 25 January 2011, Washington, D.C.

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• So long as our relationship is defined by our differences, we will empower those who sow hatred rather than peace, those who promote conflict rather than the cooperation that can help all of our people achieve justice and prosperity. This cycle of suspicion and discord must end.

  Barack Obama

  Differences, Justice, Long

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

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• Love and hope can conquer hate.

  Barack Obama

  Hate, Conquer, Hope And Love

  "Former Secretary of State Colin Powell". "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, abcnews.go.com. March 8, 2015.

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• One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.

  Barack Obama

  Children, Quality, Life Is

  Fifth Presidential State of the Union, delivered 28 January 2014

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• I believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Believe, Play

  "Obama Attempts To Invoke Roosevelt's Famous Speech". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, Lynn Neary, www.npr.org. December 6, 2011.

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• A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.

  Barack Obama

  People, Political, Ordinary

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• Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.

  Barack Obama

  Law, Transparency, Touchstones

  "Malkin: Hypocritical Dems Using 'Squirrel Politics' to Distract from Obama's Shady Cronies". nation.foxnews.com. July 12, 2012.

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• The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.

  Barack Obama

  Class, World, Poverty

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• The thing I know for sure is that at the end of my life, what I'm going to remember is the love I felt for my family and my friends, and whatever good I did for other people.

  Barack Obama

  People, Remember, My Family

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.

  Barack Obama

  Education, Carpe Diem, People

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• If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.

  Barack Obama

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  "Barack Obama's farewell speech: this is how a leader signs off" by Ruchira Karnik, www.hindustantimes.com. January 15, 2017.

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