It's wonderful that a potential dancer can see Misty and say, 'I can do that,' but if there's no dance studio at all in their neighborhood, or if their school's chronically underfunded, then it's going to be a problem. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama One of the proudest things of my three years in office is helping to restore a sense of respect for America around the world. Barack Obama office america years I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions. Barack Obama possibility tradition america I am not in favor of concealed weapons. I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot during) altercations. Barack Obama atmosphere people thinking It is very rare I come to an event where I’m like the fifth or sixth most interesting person. Barack Obama fifth events interesting I learned to slip back and forth between my black and white worlds. One of those tricks I had learned: People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves. They were more than satisfied; they were relieved -- such a pleasant surprise to find a well-mannered young black man who didn't seem angry all the time. Barack Obama black-and-white men moving I don’t believe it is possible to transcend race in this country. Race is a factor in this society. The legacy of Jim Crow and slavery has not gone away. It is not an accident that African-Americans experience high crime rates, are poor, and have less wealth. It is a direct result of our racial history. Barack Obama race believe country I can no more disown (Jeremiah Wright) than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother - a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe. Barack Obama grandmother white men Be conscious of God and speak always the truth. Barack Obama conscious speak Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges. Barack Obama responsibility challenges share My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government. Barack Obama broken-promises creating government We reject the use of national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. Barack Obama spy citizens use ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way. Barack Obama vision organization simple In five days, you can turn the page on policies that put greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street. In five days, you can choose policies that invest in our middle class, and create new jobs, and grow this economy, so that everyone has a chance to succeed, not just the CEO, but the secretary and janitor, not just the factory owner, but the men and women on the factory floor. Barack Obama wall hard-work jobs I'm going to insist on making sure that we've got decent funding, that we've got enough teachers, that we've got computers in the classroom, but unless you turn off the television set and get over a certain anti-intellectualism that I think pervades some low-income communities, our children are not going to achieve. Barack Obama teacher children thinking America does not presume to know what is best for everyone Barack Obama knows doe america I didn't become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college. It happened not because of indoctrination or a sudden revelation, but because I spent month after month working with church folks who simply wanted to help neighbors who were down on their luck no matter what they looked like, or where they came from, or who they prayed to. It was on those streets, in those neighborhoods, that I first heard God's spirit beckon me. It was there that I felt called to a higher purpose - His purpose. Barack Obama college christian years If [black] nationalism could create a strong and effective insularity, deliver on its promise of self-respect, then the hurt it might cause well-meaning whites, or the inner turmoil it caused people like me, would be of little consequence. 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