“The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.”
― Barack Obama
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“We will outstretch the hand if you unclench your fist. ”
― Barack Obama
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“I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible.”
― Barack Obama
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“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.”
― Barack Obama
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“Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up”
― Barack Obama
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“It's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”
― Barack Obama
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“You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.”
― Barack Obama
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“We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.”
― Barack Obama
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"The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on."
― Barack Obama
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“To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.”
― Barack Obama
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“Let us keep that promise – that American promise – and in the words of Scripture -- hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.”
― Barack Obama
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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
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“Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.”
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“Religious freedom doesn't mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.”
― Barack Obama
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“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
― Barack Obama
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