Even white people were recognizing him now.
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.
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a happy marriage can be a vexation, that it’s a contract best renewed and renewed again, even quietly and privately—even alone.
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You can’t make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.
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Time, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people.
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Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise.
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failure is a feeling long before it’s an actual result.
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The easiest way to disregard a woman’s voice is to package her as a scold.
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I’ve learned that it’s harder to hate up close.
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My daughters are the heart of my heart and the center of my world.
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People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.
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His money went largely toward books, which to him were like sacred objects, providing ballast for his mind.
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It felt perverse, how the world just carried on. How everyone was still here, except for my Suzanne.
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Focus on what you can control. Be a good person every day. Vote. Read. Treat one another kindly. Follow the law. Don’t tweet nasty stuff.
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Everyone on Earth, they’d tell us, was carrying around an unseen history, and that alone deserved some tolerance.
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Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.
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At fifty-four, I am still in progress, and I hope that I always will be.
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