You decided you would not be defined by where you come from but by where you want to go, by what you want to achieve, by the dreams you hope to fulfill.
Today, the Department of Labor is working to restore the basic bargain that built our country: that no matter what you look like or where you come from, if you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead.
They still understand an America in which everybody has a fair shot, no matter what you look like, no matter where you come from, no matter what your last name.
That basic idea that if you work hard, no matter where you come from, no matter what you look like, no matter what the circumstances of your birth, if you work hard you can do well enough to raise a family and own a home, send your own kids to college, put a little bit away for retirement.
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But we were lucky enough to be born in a country where here, everybody gets a fair shot, everybody does their fair share, everybody plays by the same set of rules -- no matter what you look like, no matter where you come from, no matter what your last name is, you can make it here if you try.
So I want you all to know that no matter where you come from, or what you look like, or how much money your family may have, you can have a real impact on the world.
It is our unfinished task to restore the basic bargain that built this country -- the idea that if you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead, no matter where you come from, no matter what you look like, or who you love.
It is our unfinished task to restore the basic bargain that built this country - the idea that if you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead, no matter where you come from, no matter what you look like, or who you love.
Instead, the kind of beer that you drink normally provides a pretty good pointer to where you come from.
But let me tell you, no matter where you've come from or how far you traveled, we're just glad you're here today to watch what I consider to be one of the most powerful and important movies that has been put out this year -- or in a long time, quite frankly -- Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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Well, Sonia, what you've shown in your life is that it doesn't matter where you come from, what you look like or what challenges life throws your way, no dream is beyond reach in the United States of America.
But let me just say, I mean, I understand where you come from -- literally.
Just to demonstrate that no matter where you come from, there's no limit to how high you can climb.
I'm sure this is true all over America where you come from, but I know the ones in New York really well.
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You always cherish where you come from, but I also have the need for new sensations, and to improve on those old traditions.
It promotes life lessons and values on and off the course including respect, responsibility, being truthful, and never forgetting where you come from.
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