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A free market was never meant to be a free licence to take whatever you can get, however you can get it.
Barack Obama
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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
44Th U.S. President
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My first job is to say thank you to those who voted me. Those who didn't, I'm going to get your vote next time.
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People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better.
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We [USA] don't have diplomatic leverage to eliminate every vestige of a peaceful nuclear program in Iran. What we do have the leverage to do is to make sure that they don't have a weapon.
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I don't think that hedge funds are bad per se. I think they're just one more financial tool. And in that sense, they're useful.
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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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I look forward to teaching the occasional class, 'cause I was a professor. And I had fun doing it.
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There are places I want to visit where if I'm wearing a baseball cap and some sunglasses I think I can get away with and mingle in a crowd.
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