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It is true, I worry about the hype. The only person more over-hyped than me is you.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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We have a choice. We can shape our future, or let events shape it for us. And if we want to succeed, we can't fall back on the stale debates and old divides that won't move us forward.
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Gas tax holiday is a classic Washington gimmick.
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That support has been so constant and gracious and loving. Michelle and I have never felt as if, at any stage, folks didn't have our backs. And as a consequence, I think that just spurred us on that much more to make us want to do the right thing, and do our best in the positions that we have.
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No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together.
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Justice needs to be served, what I think people of Baltimore want more than anything else is the truth. That's what people around the country expect.
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As I got older, then my particular ambitions started cohering around creating a world in which people of different races or backgrounds or faiths can recognize each other's humanity, or creating a world in which every kid, regardless of their background, can strive and achieve and fulfill their potential.
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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 wants to come here, people who are willing to take risks, people who want to build on their dreams and make sure their kids have an - even bigger dreams than they have.
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For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But it's also important to hang on to what you believe.
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Let's say I'm on the policy wonk end of the spectrum. As much as I can dive into a briefing book and really work to master various subjects that come before my desk, I'm still not an expert on a huge amount of the stuff that we work on.
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I don't want to jump the gun, [but] I will tell you, though, that my goal is to have the best possible government.
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... our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom. And we must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the victims of prejudice.
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Alongside my own deep personal faith, I am a follower, as well, of our civic religion. I am a big believer in the separation of church and state.
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I believe we [americans] are strongest as a nation, when the president and Congress work together.
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My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.
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