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Michelle Obama Quotes - Page 3

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I grew up on the south side of Chicago in a working class community. There were no miracles in my life, there's nothing miraculous about how I grew up, and I want people to know when they look at me, to be clear that

I grew up on the south side of Chicago in a working class community. There were no miracles in my life, there's nothing miraculous about how I grew up, and I want people to know when they look at me, to be clear that they see what an investment in public education can look like.

Class, People, Miracle

Source: www.nbcnews.com

Barack and I were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable - their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.

Sacrifice, Unconditional Love, Way

Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, www.npr.org. September 4, 2012.

How hard you work matters more than how much you make.

Work, Matter, Hard

Michelle Obama's Remarks at a Campaign Event in Richmond, Virginia, www.whitehouse.gov. September 13, 2012.

If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire...if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life on our shores...if women could be dragged to jail for seeking the vote...if a generation could defeat a depression, and define greatness for all time...if a young preacher could lift us to the mountaintop with his righteous dream...and if proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love...then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.

Dream, Country, Badass

Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.npr.org. September 4, 2012.

Being a healthy woman isn't about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.

What Matters, Empowering, Healthy

We can aim to create a culture, where kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.

Kids, Healthy, Culture

When you walk through that door of opportunity you don't slam it shut behind you.

Opportunity, Doors, Behind You

To me, with age, everything has gotten better. You have way more control; you know yourself better.

Age, Way, Know Yourself

"Michelle Obama's tips for being happy, healthy". Interview with Liz Vaccariello, www.today.com. October 5, 2009.

If I point to anything that makes me who I am, it's that I have a whole lot of common sense. I've got a good mind and a good ability to read people and situations.

Who I Am, People, Common Sense

"10 Things We Learned From Michelle Obama & Meryl Streep in More Magazine". Interview with Sarah Cristobal, www.yahoo.com. June 19, 2015.

My happiness isn't connected to my husband's or my boss's or my children's behavior. You have control over your own actions, your own well-being.

Children, Husband, Boss

Because no matter what happened, I had the peace of mind of knowing that all of the chatter, the name-calling, the doubting -\-\ all of it was just noise. It did not define me. It didn’t change who I was. And most importantly, it couldn’t hold me back.

Knowing, Names, Mind

Tuskegee University Commencement Address, delivered 09 May 2015, Tuskegee, Alabama

I think my mother taught me what not to do. She put us first, always, sometimes to the detriment of herself. She encouraged me not to do that. She'd say being a good mother isn't all about sacrificing; it's really investing and putting yourself higher on your priority list.

Mother, Sacrifice, Thinking

"Michelle Obama’s tips for being happy, healthy". Interview with Liz Vaccariello, www.today.com. October 5, 2009.

The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and fashion, design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation.

Fashion, Art, Nice

Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women.

Country, Strong, Motivation

Elections aren't just about who votes, but who doesn't vote.

Election, Vote

Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

We need to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation. We have lost our way. And it begins with inspiration. It begins with leadership.

Inspirational, Broken, Soul

Michelle Obama's remarks at campaign rally in Los Angeles, California, February 3, 2008.

The arts can enrich all of us in this nation as individuals. The arts can enrich all of our communities and the country. And the arts can connect us to each other like nothing else can.

Country, Art, Community

If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion

Fashion, Fun, Impact

"Michelle Obama Lately" By Noelle Watters, www.foxnews.com. March 2, 2009.

There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.

Inspirational, Inspiring, Sacrifice

I believe that each of us-no matter what our age or background or walk of life-each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.

Believe, African American, Age

Democratic National Convention speech, 2008.

In our house we don't take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a marriage.

Marriage, Laughter, Thinking

"Michelle Obama: Laughter is good for marriage" by Jim Bourg, usatoday30.usatoday.com. February 13, 2011.

We all grew up in communities with grandmothers who cooked two, three vegetables that you had to eat. There was no ifs, ands or buts about it. But that's because many of our grandparents, they had community gardens; there was the vegetable man that came around. There were many other resources that allowed them to have access. So it's not that people don't know or don't want to do the right thing; they just have to have access to the foods that they know will make their families healthier.

Children, Grandmother, Men

Whether an illness affects your heart, your leg or your brain, it's still an illness, and there should be no distinction.

Heart, Brain, Legs

"6 Times Michelle Obama Stood Up For Mental Health" by Lindsay Holmes, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 14, 2016.

We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.

Mean, Helping Others, Matter

Democratic National Convention speech, 2012.

My ability to get through my day greatly depends on the relationship that I have with other women...We have to be able to champion other women. We have to root for each other's successes and not delight in one another's failures.

Roots, Champion, Delight

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