Quote by Barack Obama
I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, an

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

Other quotes by Barack Obama

As a nuclear power – as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon – the United States has a moral responsibility to act. – Barack Obama

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power
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help… Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If youve got a business – you didnt build that. Somebody else made that happen. – Barack Obama

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Business
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We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but dont want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential. – Barack Obama

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work
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Other Quotes from
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There are many things that keep me from getting married. But there will be a time when marriage makes sense to me. – Adam Levine

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Marriage

Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife. – Franz Schubert

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Marriage

Now Im a wife and a mother of two. Its a really different role. I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage, because thats what its like to be together for so long and go through what weve been through. I cant really have that relationship with them anymore. – Gwen Stefani

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Marriage

Bachelors know more about women than married men if they didnt theyd be married too. – H. L. Mencken

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Marriage

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That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats. – Timothy Garton Ash

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I am aware that a philosophers ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldnt park anywhere near the place. – Steven Wright

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work
[O]ne of my favorite Sufi poems… says that God long ago drew a circle in the sand exactly around the spot where you are standing right now. I was never not coming here. This was never not going to happen. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Fate