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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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My hope would be that, as we're moving through the world right now, we're able to get that psychological or emotional peace by seeing very concretely our kids doing better and being more hopeful and having greater opportunities.
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How do we transform mere power into justice, mere sentiment into love?
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Guaranteed, full stop, nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Department, because nobody is above the law.
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I've always wanted to come to Greece.
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I don't want to make decisions about what I'm eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make.
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To look at the issue of life and abortion, actually we're moving in that direction where most Americans oppose most abortions.
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Tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11.
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I'm measuring my actions against that inner voice that for me at least is audible, is active, it tells me where I think I'm on track and where I think I'm off track.
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The problem is that, over time, big pieces of business that have to get done without leadership from Washington, don't get done.
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We have a stake in one another...what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart.
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One thing you learn in this job [being US President] is that even if something's not your fault, you're still responsible. And that's how it should be.
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I am going to be able to present to the incoming administration a country that is stronger. A federal government that is working better and more efficiently. A national security apparatus that is both more effective and truer to our values. Energy policies that are resulting in not just less pollution, but also more jobs.
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Don't get cynical. Don't ever think you can't make a difference.
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Now, as a nation, we don't promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed. No matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, you can make it. That's an essential promise of America. Where you start should not determine where you end up.
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Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.
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This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many.
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The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote.
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I'm not denouncing the church, and I'm not interested in people who want me to denounce the church. It's not a church worthy of denouncing.
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When you take on the position of president, you are committing yourself to, first and foremost, protecting the American people. You are accepting an institutional role that requires you to make hard decisions and hard choices, and as a consequence you have to take your moral sense and not put it aside.
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The point is ISIL leaders cannot hide. And our next message to them is simple - you are next.
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