"We have to stand up for these issues when it's tough, and that's what I've done. I did it when I was in the state legislature, sponsoring the Illinois version of the DREAM Act, so that children who were brought here through no fault of their own are able to go to college, because we actually want well-educated kids in our country who are able to succeed and become part of this economy and part of the American dream."

-- Barack Obama

#Dream Quotes #Country Quotes #Children Quotes

“The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.”

Source : Czeslaw Milosz, “Account”
“Many years later, another Marxian rephrased this as the choice between socialism and barbarity. Which of these will prevail is a question which the twenty-first century must be left to answer.”

Source : Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Eric Hobsbawm (2012). “The Communist Manifesto: A Modern Edition”, p.28, Verso Books
“It is always the novice who exaggerates.”
“Consider the sexual harassment which continually occurs between a secretary and a boss . . . while objectionable to many women, [it] is not a coercive action. It is rather part of a package deal in which the secretary agrees to all aspects of the job when she agrees to accept the job, and especially when she agrees to keep the job. The office is, after all, private property. The secretary does not have to remain if the 'coercion' is objectionable.”
“Life is very short. You have to know what is the single most important thing in your life; stay focused on the mission; everything else is secondary. Don't wait too long for the perfect condition to appear before taking action - there is no such thing as the ideal situation. You create the opportunity and make the most of the talent God has given you. At the end of your life, you want to look back and say, "It's been all worthwhile. I have tried my best."”
“Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption.”
“Each man is haunted until his humanity awakens.”
“The moment you realize yourself as the dreamer and the world as your own dream, you will attain salvation.”

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