“I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so.” PeopleAcceptingRightsAcceptancePoliticianCallingCriticsAwfulAfrican AmericanCall MeFreedom Of Speech Author:Barack Obama
“More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.” PeopleInspirationalGovernmentVisionPoliticianFuturePressesLawyerReleaseAfrican AmericanOfficialsProvidingStrictBlack WomenSlogansCivil Rights MovementHandshakePublic OfficialsVisions Of The FuturePress Release Author:Barbara Jordan
“I think if you worked at the community level in Chicago and then a politician on the South Side of Chicago, and worked at the state level, then you're pretty familiar with all the variations of politics in the African American community and criticisms you may get. If you're not familiar with those or you don't have a thick enough skin to take it, then you probably wouldn't have gotten here.” IfsThinkingMayStatesEnoughSidesCommunityLevelsPoliticianCriticismSkinsSouthFamiliarAfrican AmericanChicagoThickVariationYou Re Pretty Author:Barack Obama
“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.” PeopleIfsInspirationalPersonsMotivationalTimeWaitingBlackPresidentChangeCommunityInspiringUnited StatesSuccessfulChangedPoliticianSeekingAfrican AmericanPresidentialLife ChangingChanging The WorldTransitionAmerican DreamSuccessful PeopleAmerican HistoryWorld HistoryChanging Your LifeMaking ChangesBlack HistorySuccessful BusinessChange For The BetterAmerican PresidentBlack History MonthAfrican American WomenDon't Waste Your TimeUs PresidentBlack PersonPresidents DayInspirational ChangeBlack History Month InspirationalLife Has ChangedTime For A ChangeBlack AmericaAfrican American HistoryTimes Have ChangedPeople ChangingTime And ChangeBlack History InspirationalOne Person Can Make A DifferenceYes We CanMotivation And ChangeUs PresidentialInspirational PresidentialAfrican American InspirationalInspiring PresidentialAfrican American History MonthBlack InspirationalInspiring ChangeWilling To WaitChanges In SocietyPresidential LeadershipAudacity Of HopeTimes Are ChangingWhy ChangeChanged Person Book:An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama : a Primer Source: An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama : a Primer