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You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have. Education was the gateway to opportunity for me. It was the gateway for Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a middle-class life.

~Barack Obama

Topics: American Chance Choose Compete Education Ever Future Gain Gateway How How Much How Much Money Life Matter Me Michelle Middle-Class Money More Much Need Now Old Opportunity Skills Than Where You

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That's what the Affordable Care Act is all about. It's about filling the gaps in employer-based care so that when we lose a job, or go back to school, or start that new business, we'll still have coverage.

~Barack Obama

Topics: About Act Affordable Affordable Care Act Back Back To School Business Care Coverage Filling Gaps Go Job Lose New New Business School Start Still

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The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Along Change Choices Cleaner Climate Climate Change Debate Economy Energy Fact Happen Overnight Require Settled Shift Tough Tough Choices Way Will Wont

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All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America. And undocumented immigrants who desperately want to embrace those responsibilities see little option but to remain in the shadows, or risk their families being torn apart.

~Barack Obama

Topics: America Anyone Apart Being Desperately Embrace Families Immigrants Little Living Offense Option Remain Responsibilities Rewards Risk See Shadows Take Taking Those Torn Us Want Who Without

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Through every victory and every setback, I've insisted that change is never easy and never quick; that we wouldn't meet all of our challenges in one term, or one presidency, or even in one lifetime.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Challenges Change Easy Even Every Insisted Lifetime Meet Never Our Presidency Quick Setback Term Through Victory

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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

Topics: Abide African America Barack Barrier Believing Blessed Faith Give Give Me Improbable Love Me Name Nation Only Parents Possibilities Shared Success Tolerant Would Your

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Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Affirm Based Because Declaration Economy Gather Greatness Height Hundred Hundred Years Made Military Nation Our Over Power Premise Pride Simple Size Skyscrapers Tonight Two Up Very Years Years Ago

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Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Administration Afghanistan Defensive Iraq Lack Military Operations Our Pace Preparation Reduced Revealed Stability Terrorism This Administration Transformation War

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I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.

~Barack Obama

Topics: About Am Baby Daughters First First Of All Going Got Make Mistake Morals Old Punished Teach Them Two Values Want Years I Am

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It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Antipathy Bitter Cling Explain Frustrations Get Guns Like People Religion Sentiment Surprising Them Then Way Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: August 4th, 1961

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