Barack Obama Quotes

It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education.

Barack Obama

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EducationTodayChildTomorrowTrain

Women are strong, and we're way too hard on ourselves.

Jessie James Decker

WomenStrongWayHardWomen AreToo

I had been terrified of Halloween my entire adult life. Loved it as a kid, but the minute I got out of college, there were little kids at my door demanding candy, which, No. 1, I couldn't afford, and, No. 2, if I had candy, it would be mine.

Jen Lancaster

LifeCollegeDoorLovedCandyKid

I tried to do things independently with each child.

Andie MacDowell

ChildThingsTriedI TriedEach

I went to Bali, and I was in a small village, and somebody who was with me showed a woman a little figurine of Bart and asked: 'Do you know who this is?' And she said: 'Mickey Mouse.'

Matt Groening

WomanMeSmallMickey MouseYouShe

I think if you hold your nerve and don't sell out and become something that you're not, you can go anywhere. You know, I think that sort of heart and honesty and size travels.

Steve Bisley

HonestyHeartThinkYouKnowBecome

Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.

Steve Prefontaine

ConfidenceFunMeSlowThingsKids

I have often thought that if a well-grounded affection be not really a part of virtue, it is something extremely akin to it.

Robert Burns

ThoughtAffectionVirtueSomething

I wanted to be an undercover cop, blending in with the public, looking like a black militant or a long-haired hippie yet having a gun on my hip, a badge in my wallet, and able to enforce the law. To me, that was the neatest thing in the world. It was also challenging.

Ron Stallworth

MeLawWorldLookingBlackGun

If I'm performing in the United States, I'm able to speak Spanglish, and the crowd comprehends. If I'm in the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico, then I'm completely Spanish. I feel like a New Yorker that represents all Latinos.

Romeo Santos

SpeakFeelNewPuerto RicoCrowd

I have a hard time with awards shows in general because I've never been part of the conversation. I just show up to work and do my job because I love the job and I love the people I get to make TV with. When someone wants to applaud it more than just watching it, that makes me somewhat uncomfortable.

Milo Ventimiglia

WorkLoveTimeJobPeopleMe

No expectations, no tension between goals and performance, no outrage, resolve or intention, no action, no results. There's only one way to get a government - and a nation - to stop drifting to low performance. That's to wake up and insist on higher standards.

Donella Meadows

GoalsGovernmentPerformanceWake Up

You never want to be in a position where you can't make payroll.

Brian Acton

YouWantNeverPositionPayroll

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