"My job is to keep my eye..." - Quote by Barack Obama
My job is to keep my eye on the ball and to stay focused on what can we get done every single day to advance the vision and values that brought me here.
More by Barack Obama
“My life story is something obviously that belongs to me very personally. And the fact of the matter is that I had choices and chances and opportunities that were provided to me, based on the way I was able to direct my own decision-making. And what I'm working to fight for is to make sure that all women have the ability to do that.”
“No deal means a greater chance of more war in the Middle East.”
“I became a lightning rod for some partisan battles. I could not be prouder of the track record we've put together. By almost every measure, the country is significantly better off than when I came in.”
More on Focus
“Losers focus on what they are going through; winners focus on what they are going to.”
“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”
“The master of a single trade can support a family. The master of seven trades cannot support himself. The wind is never for the sailor who knows not to what port he is bound.”
More on Purpose
“When work is no more than a means to an end, it cannot be of high quality.”
“How can I make difference so that I may bring peace to this world that I love and cherish so much? A name flickers instantly in my mind.”
“The mass of men worry themselves into nameless graves while here and there a great unselfish soul forgets himself into immortality.”