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I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get lazy, as a democracy and civically start taking shortcuts, then it results in bad government and politics.

MSNBC interview, Sep. 25, 2006

Was born on: 04.08.1961
About Author: 44th and current President of the United States
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Reverend Wright's sermons

The profound mistake of Reverend Wright's sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. It's that he spoke as if our society was static; as if no progress has been made; as if this country — a country that has made it possible for one of his own members to run for the highest office in the land and build a coalition of white and black; Latino and Asian, rich and poor, young and old — is still irrevocably bound to a tragic past.

Obama Speech on Race, 2008

Race cannot be ignored

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 Wright made in his offending sermons about America — to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality.

Obama Speech on Race, 2008

Good compromise, good legislation

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'

A sense of purpose for our children

[...] we must start by inspiring our children with a sense of purpose...by nurturing their imagination so that they may dream big and then work hard to reach those dreams. Too often, our children spend hours playing Playstation without ever finding out how to build Playstation. They watch television but never wonder how it's put together. They surf web page after web page on the Internet, but are never taught how to design one.

Remarks at TechNet, Tuesday, March 8, 2005

Empathy

Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world — one that makes you understand that your obligations to others extend beyond people who look like you and act like you and live in your neighborhood.

University of Massachusetts at Boston Commencement Address, 2 June 2012

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