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Barack Obama Quotes

If people continue to feel like Democrats are looking after poor folks and Republicans are looking after rich folks and nobody is looking after me, then we don't get a lot of stuff done. And the trend lines evidence the fact that folks have gotten squeezed. And obviously, 2007, 2008 really ripped open for people how vulnerable they were.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: president
Nationality: american
Birth: August 4, 1961

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People Me Looking Rich Feel Nobody

It's only in hindsight that you realize what indeed your childhood was really like.

Childhood You Realize Hindsight Your

Of all bugs, growing up I just loved the pill bugs. They roll up, you play with them, you wait for them to open up, and then when you touch them they roll up again. I just love that.

Love Growing Up Wait Loved You Play

For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.

Father Alone Job Me Door Growing Up

You can hear 'Human Nature' all over our song 'Elevate.' It's an amazing song. That hooky arpeggio in the beginning is great. Unlike most Michael Jackson ballads, even though I'm a huge Michael Jackson fan, this song is kind of restrained. It's not a huge, crazy song you can dance to - it's just this beautiful piece of music.

Nature Music Beautiful Great Dance

I don't have any regrets, because I think life is like a creek. It kind of meanders along, and you instinctively do the things you are meant to do. There's no great plan except doing really good scripts, meeting great filmmakers. And I have to have something that I can bring to the role.

Life Good Great Think Doing Plan

Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.

Leadership Action Against Absolutely

If I ever had an out-of-body experience - I'd try to come back to a different one.

Experience Back Try Different Come

There's a bookstore in New York where you could buy scripts, and I got addicted to them because they were easy, quick reads... and the pictures were so vivid.

Robbie Robertson

New York Easy You Pictures New Buy

I focus on myself, and I train for myself.

Myself Focus Train

We've tried to build Sequoia Capital with an eye for the long term that we really look for in the companies we like to partner with.

Eye Partner Long Look Build Tried

When I came to New York after high school in 1959 and started to meet musicians, 'Hot House' was like a standard jam session tune.

School New York High School Musicians

I had the opportunity to be around my kids a lot. I guess I could have kept working, but I had them when I was 47. You only get to see all this stuff once. I just chose to work at home and watch them.

Work Home Opportunity You See Watch

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