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Failure Quotes by Barack Obama

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A failed attempt at peace with the Palestinians highlights how political missteps can damage friendships. Obama admits a personal mistake with marijuana, showing that even leaders err. He also warns that climate change poses a direct threat to global security, urging immediate action.

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“Don't let your failures define you.”

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“If you are living life to its fullest, you will fail.”

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We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future…

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My core goal is to dismantle, defeat, destroy al Qaeda and its allies that killed Americans and are still plotting to go…

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My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have…

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That's Good.!!! If {_My Daughter_} Make A Mistake. I Don't Want Tham Punished With A Baby 'Barack Obama'

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I made a mistake, Israel should keep all the land it won in battle for its own self defense

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And above all, children need our unconditional love - whether they succeed or make mistakes; when life is easy and when life…

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A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is…

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Every time we get a piece of economic news, we'll know it could have been better if not for Congress failure to…

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In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to…

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The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a…

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The 20th Century was a bloodbath, and for all the frustrations and failures of the project to unify Europe, the last five…

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I'm willing to work with anyone of either party who has a good idea and the commitment to see through. And we…

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So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya…

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I want every young man who sees me to know that I'm not that different from them. I wasn't born into wealth.…

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I actually believe that we need missile defense, because of Iran and North Korea and the potential for them to obtain or…

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Through every victory and every setback, I've insisted that change is never easy and never quick; that we wouldn't meet all of…

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“That was the best of the American spirit, I thought--having the audacity to believe despite all the evidence to the contrary that…

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What we can do is to live out our lives as best we can with purpose, and love, and joy. We can…

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The true test of the American ideal is whether we're able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the…

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We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond…

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I had said from the start that I thought Iraq was a mistake, that we should have stayed focused on Afghanistan. I…

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These are young people who made mistakes that aren't that different than the mistakes I made and the mistakes that a lot…

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Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience,…

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Of course, there is no question that Libya - and the world - will be better off with Gaddafi out of power.…

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You cant let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.

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The War on Drugs has been an utter failure. We need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws.

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In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

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I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make…

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You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.

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I think we would have made a lot more mistakes and would have accomplished a lot less had we not been grounded…

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I would have I think made a bigger mistake if I had said, "Eh, chemical weapons. That doesn't really change my calculus."…

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[About his marijuana use] I did. It's not something that I'm proud of. It was a mistake as a young man, but…

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I've said many times around the world that like any government, like any country, like, any set of human institutions, we have…

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I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values…

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For the Palestinians, efforts to delegitimize Israel will end in failure. . . Palestinian leaders will not achieve peace or prosperity if…

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There are times where I've made mistakes or our administration hasn't always aligned ourselves with the values we need to align ourselves…

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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all…

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Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate risk to our national security, and, make no mistake, it will…

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The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.

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I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

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

I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…

We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.

It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

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