Quote by Barack Obama
My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abid

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. – Barack Obama

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I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things – such as traditional marriage – that, I think, express a communitys concern and regard for a particular institution. – Barack Obama

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One of the great strengths of the United States is… we have a very large Christian population – we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values. – Barack Obama

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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, weve struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. Weve made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions. – Barack Obama

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And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced to create a new official faith and new moral principles which will be binding on its citizens. – Christopher Dawson

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Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself. – Irving Babbitt

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You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine. – Tertullian

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I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active – not more happy – nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago. – Edgar Allan Poe

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Fear comes in two packages fear of failure, and sometimes, fear of success. – Tom Kite

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Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. – Arnold H. Glasow

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Fear not for the future, weep not for the past. – Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Ive used drugs that I do consider to be dangerous, drugs that are potentially detrimental to kids and society at large. – Tim Robbins

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