I just wanted to achieve. Or maybe I didn’t want to be dismissed as incapable of achievement.
MICHELLE OBAMAI just wanted to achieve. Or maybe I didn’t want to be dismissed as incapable of achievement.
MICHELLE OBAMAAs a kid, you learn to measure long before you understand the size or value of anything. Eventually, if you’re lucky, you learn that you’ve been measuring all wrong.
MICHELLE OBAMAI was determined to be someone who told the truth, using my voice to lift up the voiceless when I could, and to not disappear on people in need. I understood that when I showed up somewhere,
MICHELLE OBAMAHe’s always asking: ‘Is that new? I haven’t seen that before.’ It’s like, Why don’t you mind your own business? Solve world hunger. Get out of my closet.
MICHELLE OBAMADominance, even the threat of it, is a form of dehumanization. It’s the ugliest kind of power.
MICHELLE OBAMAIf you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others.
MICHELLE OBAMAFor me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.
MICHELLE OBAMAFulfillment, I’m sure, struck her as a rich person’s conceit.
MICHELLE OBAMAPeople who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.
MICHELLE OBAMAthere’s no straight line between effort and reward.
MICHELLE OBAMAI hate diversity workshops. Real change comes from having enough comfort to be really honest and say something very uncomfortable.
MICHELLE OBAMAGood relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt.
MICHELLE OBAMAI wasn’t going to let one person’s opinion dislodge everything I thought I knew about myself. Instead, I switched my method without changing my goal.
MICHELLE OBAMAThe easiest way to disregard a woman’s voice is to package her as a scold.
MICHELLE OBAMAMy most important title is still mom-in-chief. My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.
MICHELLE OBAMADo not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts, good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt. They’re not painful. That’s not just with somebody you want to marry, but it’s with the friends that you choose. It’s with the people you surround yourselves with.
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