"All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart, or whether we commit ourselves to an effort -- a sustained effort -- to find common ground, to focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings."

-- Barack Obama

#Children Quotes #Focus Quotes #Effort Quotes

“I have plenty to look forward to, I'm sure.”
“Logic is the hygiene the mathematician practices to keep his ideas healthy and strong.”
“Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.”
“The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca.”
“Raven: "Don't you notice that?" Alexander: "Notice what?" Raven: "The girls?" Alexander: "What girls?" Raven: "Hello! You were worried about bringing me to a bar when all along I should have been concerned about bringing you." Alexander: "I don't know what you are talking about." Raven: "The girls are drooling all over you!" Alexander: "Well, there is only one girl I want to be with and she's right here.”
“The essence of parenthood is to make children think that they are the most handsome, intelligent, brilliant person in the world.”
“In growing up in Seattle, I don't know a single family that didn't barbecue or cook on the weekends and make its own kind of simple, pared-down, what I call Pacific Northwest cooking.”
“Where you start in the marketplace is not where you have to stay.”

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