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" Don't judge. I used to buy underwear because I didn't do my laundry. "
Michelle Obama
Judge
Laundry
Underwear
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" I am so tired of fear. And I don't want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear. "
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" There were the questions of what kind of First Lady I would be, what issues would I focus on. Those were the questions that were being pounded on me through the campaign. A lot of times, I wondered what in the world Barack was even getting us into. "
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" With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models. "
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" I think I'm pretty smart. I think I'm pretty clever. But there's a lot that you hone in on when you finish your education. "
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" Throughout my 20s and early 30s, I had jobs that I loved. I worked in city government. I ran a youth organization. I served as an associate dean at a university. And I couldn't imagine how a baby would fit into all of that. "
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" Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice. "
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" The issues that cross a president's desk are never easy. The easy questions don't even get to the president. "
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" This healthy eating stuff, it's here to stay, and we now have everything we need to seize the opportunity and give all our kids the healthy futures they so richly deserve. "
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" My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters. "
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" You don't have to be a renowned artist like Q-Tip to try your hand at poetry. You don't need any special equipment - that's the beauty of it. "
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" I think Hillary Clinton is a phenomenal woman, and I've gotten to know her, and I think she's made some pretty major contributions over the course of her life. "
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" Every day, the people I meet inspire me... every day, they make me proud... every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth. "
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" When it comes to social media, there are just times I turn off the world, you know. There are just some times you have to give yourself space to be quiet, which means you've got to set those phones down. "
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" I'm not asking any of you to make drastic changes to every single one of your recipes or to totally change the way you do business. But what I am asking is that you consider reformulating your menu in pragmatic and incremental ways to create healthier versions of the foods that we all love. "
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" Remember a few years ago when Congress declared that the sauce on a slice of pizza should count as a vegetable in school lunches? You don't have to be a nutritionist to know that this doesn't make much sense. "
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" When it comes to the qualifications that we should demand of our president, to start with, we need someone who will take the job seriously. "
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" Choose people who lift you up. "
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" I specifically did not read other First Ladies' books, because I didn't want to be influenced by how they defined the role. I knew that I would have to find this role - very uniquely and specifically to me and who I was. "
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First
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Because
" I want a president who will teach our children that everyone in this country matters, a president who truly believes in the vision that our Founders put forth all those years ago that we are all created equal, each a beloved part of the great American story. "
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" I say this everywhere I go: I admire and respect Hillary. She has been a lawyer, a law professor, First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State. "
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" The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal. "
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" The realities are that, you know, as a black man, you know, Barack can get shot going to the gas station, you know. "
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" Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude. "
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" My first job in all honesty is going to continue to be mom-in-chief. Making sure that in this transition, which will be even more of a transition for the girls... that they are settled and that they know they will continue to be the center of our universe. "
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" I'm a fry lover. "
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" The notion that we have even one single veteran living on the streets should be just considered a travesty to all of us. "
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" Through my education, I didn't just develop skills, I didn't just develop the ability to learn, but I developed confidence. "
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" I will not run for president. No, nope, not going to do it. "
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" It wasn't so long ago that I was a working mom myself. And I know that sometimes, much as we all hate to admit it, it's just easier to park the kids in front of the TV for a few hours, so we can pay the bills or do the laundry or just have some peace and quiet for a change. "
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" Those 62 million girls who are not being educated around the world impact my life in Washington, D.C., in the United States of America. Because if we aren't empowering and providing the skills and the resources to half of our population, then we're not realizing our full potential as a society, as mankind. "
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