{"product_id":"barack-obama-hippo-orange-9781787393066","title":"Barack Obama: Quotes to Live by: A Life-Affirming Collection of More Than 170 Quotes","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hippo! Orange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787393062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787393066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orange Hippo!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50h x 4.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Hippo! Orange","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046606762239,"sku":"9781787393066","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8826a547-96be-42d8-873a-8b0f48a6e93b.jpg?v=1684985479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barack-obama-hippo-orange-9781787393066","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}