"My particular worries on any given day..." - Quote by Barack Obama
My particular worries on any given day - how I'm doing in the polls or what somebody is saying about me... for good or for ill - isn't particularly relevant. What is relevant is: What am I building that lasts?
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“There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.”
“We're starting to make some progress. But there's still gonna be some pain out there. If I don't have this done in three years, then there's gonna be a one-term proposition.”
“And there’s been drift in Afghanistan over the last couple of years. That’s something that we intend to fix this.”
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“I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.”
“I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.”
“I've been connected to the most culturally important albums of the past four years, the most influential artists of the past ten years. You have like, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, Nicolas Ghesquière, Anna Wintour, David Stern.”
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“I cannot conceive a rank more honorable, than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave and free people, the purest source and original fountain of all power.”
“There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.”
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”