I think people involved in politics make good actors. Acting and politics both involve fooling people. People like being fooled by actors. When you get right down to it, they probably like being fooled by politicians even more. A skillful actor will make you think, but a skillful politician will make you never have to think.
It takes but one person, one moment, one conviction, to start a ripple of change.
We can be thankful President Barack Obama is taking aim at one of the prime causes of climate change and extreme weather: air pollution. The EPA's carbon pollution standards are the most significant step forward our country has ever taken to protect our health by addressing climate change.
Hurricane Katrina was the storm of the 21st century. It devastated an area the size of Great Britain. More than 1,800 Americans died. Three hundred thousand homes were destroyed. There was $96 billion in property damage. I served on the Louisiana Recovery Authority. I saw Congress write one big check and then skip town.
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How long does it take to get from Louisiana to Alabama?
One Mississippi.
One Mississippi.
What's the loneliest place in all of Louisiana?
Bayou Self
Bayou Self
Black bandana, sweet Louisiana
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
On her merry way sayin', 'Baby, what you gonna- ?'
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45
Just another way to survive
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
On her merry way sayin', 'Baby, what you gonna- ?'
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45
Just another way to survive
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California, Album: Stadium Arcadium
1They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Louisiana - and that's pretty much the same thing.
When you fall, the real test is whether you can ignore the naysayers, pick yourself up and come back stronger.
Barack Obama - January 28, 2013 - Miami Heat visit the White House
4Change 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.
Look at Berlin, where Germans and Americans learned to work together and trust each other less than three years after facing each other on the field of battle.
To Michelle - my love and life's partner and Malia and Sasha - whose dazzling light makes everything brighter.
Barack Obama - A Promised Land
1These days, I look in the mirror and I have to admit, I'm not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be.
Barack Obama - White House Correspondents' Dinner 2013
1As tragic as these past few weeks have been, they offer an opportunity for us to all work together to tackle them, to take them on, to change America and make it live up to its highest ideals.
Barack Obama - June 2020
1More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing.
Barack Obama - May 2020
1So congratulations, again, to the Miami Heat. And now we are going to take a picture that makes me look very short.
Barack Obama - January 28, 2013 - Miami Heat visit the White House
1It is not the strong or the smart that survive, but the ones who can bring about change.
Celestia Ludenberg in Danganronpa
Simba: "Looks like the winds are changing."
Rafiki: "Change is good."
Simba: "Yeah, but it's not easy."
Rafiki: "Change is good."
Simba: "Yeah, but it's not easy."
Darlin', "forever" is a long, long time and time has a way of changin' things.
Big Mama in The Fox and the Hound
1How does President Obama like his coffee? Like himself? Weak?
Zach Galifianakis: "You have a hit pop song called 'Starving'."
Hailee Steinfeld: "Yes I do. Let me guess, you can't relate?"
Hailee Steinfeld: "Yes I do. Let me guess, you can't relate?"
Zach Galifianakis: "You played in a movie called The Hunger Games."
Jennifer Lawrence: "Yeah. Isn't that your life story?"
Zach Galifianakis: "You shouldn't say that. That's off-putting."
Jennifer Lawrence: "You should be off-pudding. Because you're fat."
Jennifer Lawrence: "Yeah. Isn't that your life story?"
Zach Galifianakis: "You shouldn't say that. That's off-putting."
Jennifer Lawrence: "You should be off-pudding. Because you're fat."
Zach Galifianakis: "What is it like to be the last black president?"
Barack Obama: "Seriously? What's it like for this to be the last time, you'll ever talk to a president?"
Barack Obama: "Seriously? What's it like for this to be the last time, you'll ever talk to a president?"
We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was one little match to start that whole fire.
Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 10
It's a great run, we'd had a wonderful time. Good Team. Time to go.
Phil Jackson in The Last Dance - Episode 10
There are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force. Michael Jordan and the Bulls changed the culture.
Barack Obama in The Last Dance - Episode 10
Tex Winter: "Are your shoes okay? I don't want you sliding all over the damn place out there."
Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."
Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."
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The natural world can continue to surprise us as long as we give it space to thrive.
Our Great National Parks - Season 1 Episode 1
What began as a common desire to secure wilderness for people to enjoy, has become a worldwide movement to preserve these areas for future generations. They're a place to escape the burdens of everyday life and an inspiration for our children. They're a haven for endangered species and a hotbed for scientific research.
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I grew up in Hawaii. My love of the natural world began here.
Barack Obama in Our Great National Parks - Season 1 Episode 1