I began to understand that his version of hope reached far beyond mine: It was one thing to get yourself out of a stick place, I realized. It was another thing entirely to try and get the place itself unstuck.
MICHELLE OBAMAThere’s a power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there’s a grace in being willing to know and hear others.
More Michelle Obama Quotes
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I didn’t want them ever to believe that life began when the man of the house arrived home. We didn’t wait for Dad. It was his job now to catch up with us.
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When you’re First Lady, America shows itself to you in its extremes.
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Do 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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Good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt.
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We explain when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you do not stoop to their level. Our motto is when they go low, you go high.
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Changing the big picture takes time.. and the best things to do is focus on the things that we can make in our lives if we’re doing all that. That becomes the collage of real change
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You find ways to adapt. If you’re in it forever, there’s really no choice.
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Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.
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My daughters are the heart of my heart and the center of my world.
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America, our moment is now, Barack said. Our moment is now.
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Bullies were scared people hiding inside scary people.
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Fulfillment, I’m sure, struck her as a rich person’s conceit.
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I began to understand that his version of hope reached far beyond mine: It was one thing to get yourself out of a stuck place, I realized. It was another thing entirely to try and get the place itself unstuck.
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I’ve smiled for photos with people who call my husband horrible names on national television, but still want a framed keepsake for their mantel.
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just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.
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