Barack Obama: “You've got to be hungry to want to learn more, whatever the subject…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2009

You've got to be hungry to want to learn more, whatever the subject is.

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

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Barack Obama: “You've got to be hungry to want to learn more, whatever the subject is.”