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Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because its only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. – Barack Obama

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I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying. – Barack Obama

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And we can see the positive impacts right here at Solyndra. Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot.But through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its operations. This new factory is the result of those loans. – Barack Obama

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I dont oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. – Barack Obama

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My quest for cosmic understanding is a book I have picked up and put down many times, always forgetting to insert a bookmark. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. – Joseph Campbell

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To be free is to have achieved your life. – Tennessee Williams

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It may be life is only worthwhile at moments. Perhaps that is all we ought to expect. – Sherwood Anderson

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