Barack Obama, on reading:

Reading is important.

If you know how to read then the whole world opens up to you.

– Barack Obama.

Barack Obama, on dedication:

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking,

eventually you'll make progress.

- Barack Obama.

Barack Obama, on writing:

Writing has been an important exercise to clarify what I believe, what I see, what I care about, what my deepest values are.

The process of converting a jumble of thoughts into coherent sentences makes you ask tougher questions.

- Barack Obama.