Barack Obama: “If you're going to succeed, it's because people are going to think…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2009

If you're going to succeed, it's because people are going to think that they have confidence that you can do the job.

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Question-and-Answer Session With Students at Wakefield High School in Arlington

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