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Race Quotes by Barack Obama
- Scripture tells us to run with endurance the race that is set before us. As we do, may God hold close those who have been…
- We will finish the race.
- Affirmative action is not going to be the long-term solution to the problems of race in America, because, frankly, if you've got 50 percent of…
- ...Started by missionaries in 1841, Punahou Academy had grown into a prestigious prep school, an incubator for island elites...It hadn't been easy to get me…
- I don’t believe it is possible to transcend race in this country. Race is a factor in this society. The legacy of Jim Crow and…
- Our goal is to have a country that's not divided by race.
- Our goal is to have a country that's not divided by race. And my impression, as I travel around the country, is that that's the…
- The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the…
- But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend…
- For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds division, and conflict, and cynicism. We can tackle race only…
- Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation. Now is the time to reach a level of research and…
- The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous arms race and…
- There is a big risk for the Republicans in a race, especially with Hillary Clinton as a likely Democratic nominee in a contest that will…
- My identity might begin with the fact of my race, but it didn't, couldn't end there. At least that's what I would choose to believe.
- The emotions between the races could never be pure; even love was tarnished by the desire to find in the other some element that was…
- What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple,…
- America should lead on science and technology and Americans should win the race on the kinds of discoveries that unleash new jobs.
- We cannot afford to have a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region of the world.
More Race Quotes
- My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity. — Arthur Ashe
- To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That… — Rowan Atkinson
- I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that… — Margaret Atwood
- May it not be that, just as we have to have faith in Him, God has to have faith in us and,… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The Gita is the greatest gospel of spiritual works ever yet given to the race. — Sri Aurobindo
- We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race,… — Dan Aykroyd
- In mathematics we have long since drawn the rein, and given over a hopeless race. — Charles Babbage
- I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to… — Donovan Bailey
- One of the points in which I was especially interested was the Jim Crow regulations, that is, the system of separation of… — Ray Stannard Baker
- Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race… — James A. Baldwin
- I think the most important thing people can do to save our planet and the human race is to empower women! — Robert Ballard