What you saw was the people of New York having a debate, talking through these issues. It was contentious. It was emotional. But ultimately, they made a decision to recognize civil marriage. And I think that's exactly how things should work. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you. Barack Obama define-youteach Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama changemotivationalinspirational Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your ideas, your imagination, your hard work to change the world. Barack Obama hard-workdreambelieve We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame, but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better. Barack Obama what-mattersearthpeople When times get tough, we don't give up. We get up. Barack Obama dont-give-uptoughgiving-up When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. Barack Obama ignorantignorancewant Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and to learn something new. Barack Obama learningeducationschool Change is never easy, but always possible. Barack Obama easy The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope. Barack Obama hopeinspiringinspirational Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail. Barack Obama nailsdoemean Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It's not sitting on the sidelines or shirking from a fight. Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it, and to work for it, and to fight for it. Hope is the belief that destiny will not be written for us, but by us, by the men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is, who have the courage to remake the world as it should be. Barack Obama destinyfightingmen If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate. Barack Obama criticizeappreciatedifferent What we can do is to live out our lives as best we can with purpose, and love, and joy. We can use each day to show those who are closest to us how much we care about them, and treat others with the kindness and respect that we wish for ourselves. We can learn from our mistakes and grow from our failures. And we can strive at all costs to make a better world. Barack Obama kindnessmistakejoy If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void Barack Obama giving-upvoiceideas A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things. Barack Obama politicalordinarypeople We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it. Barack Obama presidentialfutureshapes I don`t think the Donald Trump`s qualified to be president of the United States, and every time he speaks, that opinion is confirmed. Barack Obama united-statespresidentthinking Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up. Barack Obama where-you-aredetermineends If you only think about yourself - how much money can I make, what can I buy, how nice is my house, what kind of fancy car do I have? - over the long term, I think, you get bored. I think your life becomes diminished. The way to live a full life is to think: What can I do for others? Barack Obama fancy-carsnicethinking When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act. Barack Obama stakespowerfulresponsibility
