{"product_id":"barack-obama-quotes-to-live-by-a-life-affirming-collection-of-more-than-170-quotes-hardcover","title":"Barack Obama: Quotes to Live by: A Life-Affirming Collection of More Than 170 Quotes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHippo! Orange\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA life-affirming collection of more than 170 quotes from one of the world's most admired and respected public figures: Barack Obama.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --Barack Obama, victory speech, Chicago, 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a law professorship, to a seat in the Illinois State Senate, to becoming the first African-American president of the United States, Barack Obama's trajectory to the most powerful political position in the world is legendary. Quotes to Live By offers a beautifully presented collection of inspirational and moving statements by one of the most important figures of our time, a man as renowned for his eloquence as for his groundbreaking achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe quotes include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --Presidential nomination speech, February 2008 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.\" --Joint session of Congress on health care, September 2009 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Politicians have always lied, but it used to be if you caught them lying they'd be like, 'Oh man.' Now they just keep on lying.\" --Nelson Mandela annual lecture, South Africa, July 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When we measure our greatness as a nation by how far the stock market rises or falls, instead of how many opportunities we've opened up for America's children, we're displaying a preference for the childish.\" --Northwestern University commencement, June 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am reminded every day of my life, if not by events, then by my wife, that I am not a perfect man.\" --Campaign rally, June 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 5.5 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769639371040,"sku":"9781787393066","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/839d226026c905e8d7f990e2eca44278.webp?v=1780352690","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/barack-obama-quotes-to-live-by-a-life-affirming-collection-of-more-than-170-quotes-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}