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" Here in America, we don't give in to our fears. We don't build up walls to keep people out. "
Michelle Obama
Walls
Up
People
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" Whether you want to go into music, whether you want to be a lawyer, whether you want to be President of the United States, the bottom line for all of you is that you have got to get your education. "
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Education
Want
" 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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Live
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" I think our democracy has it exactly right: two terms, eight years. It's enough. Because it's important to have one foot in reality when you have access to this kind of power. "
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" 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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" I will not run for president. No, nope, not going to do it. "
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Will
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" I always say that women should wear whatever makes them feel good about themselves. That's what I always try to do. "
Michelle Obama
Good
Feel
Feel Good
" 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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Think
Life
" When they set off for their first day at their new school, I will never forget that winter morning as I watched our girls, just 7 and 10 years old, pile into those black SUVs with all those big men with guns. "
Michelle Obama
Winter
School
Morning
" Not being afraid to be wrong - I had to learn how to do that. "
Michelle Obama
Wrong
Afraid
How
" Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we're scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don't have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list. "
Michelle Obama
Job
Mental Health
Time
" Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk about small changes for kids and things that don't cost extra money. Like adding water and eliminating sugary drinks and sodas. That's going to save money right there. Or adding a few more vegetables. "
Michelle Obama
Parents
Water
Time
" One of the things I realized is that if you do not take control over your time and your life, other people will gobble it up. If you don't prioritize yourself, you constantly start falling lower and lower on your list, your kids fall lower and lower on your list. "
Michelle Obama
Life
Yourself
Time
" I have seen how leaders rule by intimidation. Leaders who demonize and dehumanize entire groups of people often do so because they have nothing else to offer. And I have seen how places that stifle the voices and dismiss the potential of their citizens are diminished: how they are less vital, less hopeful, less free. "
Michelle Obama
Potential
Places
People
" All of us are mentors. You're mentors right here and now. And one of the things I've always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me. "
Michelle Obama
Help
You
People
" My kids are normal. If they could eat burgers and fries and ice cream every day, they would. And so would I. But that doesn't sustain us. "
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Normal
Day
Eat
" I've seen how the issues that come across a president's desk are always the hard ones - the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer. "
Michelle Obama
You
Data
Problems
" We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square. "
Michelle Obama
You
Truth
Success
" That is my wish, hope, instruction for all of you: Take your education seriously, okay? Always do that. Because I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for my education. "
Michelle Obama
Wish
You
Education
" Choose people who lift you up. "
Michelle Obama
Lift
Choose
People
" We need an adult in the White House. When making life-or-death, war-or-peace decisions, a president can't just pop off or lash out irrationally. "
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Need
White
Decisions
" 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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American
Story
Great
" I could have spent eight years doing anything, and at some level, it would have been fine. I could have focused on flowers. I could have focused on decor. I could have focused on entertainment. Because any First Lady, rightfully, gets to define her role. There's no legislative authority; you're not elected. And that's a wonderful gift of freedom. "
Michelle Obama
Doing
Freedom
Lady
" I come here tonight as a sister, blessed with a brother who is my mentor, my protector and my lifelong friend. And I come here as a wife who loves my husband and believes he will be an extraordinary president. "
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Sister
Blessed
Brother
" If people wonder, yes, Hillary Clinton is my friend. She has been a friend to me and Barack and Malia and Sasha, and Bill and Chelsea have been embracing and supportive from the very day my husband took the oath of office. "
Michelle Obama
Husband
Day
Friend
" Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own. "
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Meaningful
Own
Success Is
" There are folks who now know black families - like the Johnsons on 'Black-ish' or the folks on 'Modern Family.' They become part of who you are. You share their pains. You understand their fears. They make you laugh, and they change how you see the world. "
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Family
Laugh
World
" What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life. And when I think about the kind of president that I want for my girls and all our children, that's what I want. "
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Children
Easy
Life
" Meryl Streep is exactly as awesome as you would imagine Meryl Streep to be. "
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Exactly
Imagine
Would
" I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values - and follow my own moral compass - then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own. "
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Long
Moral
Values