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Michelle Obama Quotes

"Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.""Choose people who lift you up.""We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own to-do list.""There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.""For 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.""We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect.""One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.""You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.""When they go low, we go high.""Success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.""And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it - when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost - Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he jus""The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. That is so important. So when you study abroad, you're actually helping to make America stronger."
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