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Dreams Quotes by Barack Obama

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A child's course in life is shaped by work ethic and the size of her dreams, not by the zip code she was born in, Obama notes. He urges us to keep daily focus on advancing shared values, while championing women’s aspirations and the promise of opportunity for all.

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That is the true genius of America-a faith in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles.

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Because this is a country where everyone deserves the same freedom and opportunities to fulfill their dreams.

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There are people in Iran who have the same aspirations as people all around the world for a better life.

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We live in a moment when the dream of equal opportunity is within reach.

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I think that leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people.

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After my election there was talk of a postracial America. And such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic.

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On every continent, there are girls who will go on to change the world in ways we can only imagine, if only…

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ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple, and it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in…

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The things that led me to run for office - trying to figure out how we create an economy where everybody's got…

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My job is to keep my eye on the ball and to stay focused on what can we get done every single…

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This book [Dreams from My Father] was more of a reflection on my public life, now as a U.S. senator and before…

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Each wave of immigrants that have come in have been able to assimilate, integrate and then rise up and become part of…

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That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That…

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Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let’s use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more…

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[Donald Trump] is in the process of building up an organization. And well, we'll have to see how that works. And it'll…

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It is that promise that has always set this country apart-that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our…

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Absolutely. I think, I think the American people, at their core, are a decent people. I think that we still have prejudice…

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I think that what is always true when you run against an incumbent president is, is that you end up talking more…

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What I want to communicate is the fact that in all my travels throughout the Muslim world, what I've come to understand…

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That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That…

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“This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity…

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[...] we must start by inspiring our children with a sense of purpose...by nurturing their imagination so that they may dream big…

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Our job as Americans is to restore that basic bargain that says, if you work hard, if you're willing to meet your…

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The war does not end when you come home. It lives on in memories of your fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines…

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Americans have always pursued our dreams within a free market that has been the engine of our progress. It's a market that…

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“To the furniture worker's child in North Carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur,…

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The future must not belong to those who bully women. It must be shaped by girls who go to school and those…

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The president [Barack Obama] laid out his vision for foreign policy in a way that we hadn't heard before. And it could…

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We must carry forward the work of the women who came before us and ensure out daughters have no limits on their…

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If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders…

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We may have different backgrounds, but we believe in the same dream that says this is a country where anything's possible. No…

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Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to…

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Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your…

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A child's course in life should be determined not by the zip code she's born in, but by the strength of her…

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This idea that America is somehow on the verge of collapse, this vision of violence and chaos everywhere, doesn't really jibe with…

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From the first moment a woman dared to speak that hope - dared to believe that the American Dream was meant for…

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My greatest hope is to be able to pass the same dreams and hopes and vision that I've been able to enjoy…

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We [Americans] are a nation of immigrants. We all understand what this country has become because talent from all around the world…

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We have to stand up for these issues when it's tough, and that's what I've done. I did it when I was…

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I think it's very important to remember that so much of the work that gets done between countries is not done at…

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So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…

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Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…