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" I worked with Congress on legislation, gave speeches to CEOs, military generals and Hollywood executives. But I also worked to ensure that my efforts would resonate with kids and families - and that meant doing things in a creative and unconventional way. So, yeah, I planted a garden and hula-hooped on the White House lawn with kids. "

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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. "

Michelle Obama

Education

Want

" My husband will tell you one of the most frequent questions he gets from world leaders is, 'How's your wife's garden?' "

" I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my own health and making sure that I'm eating right and getting exercise and watching the aches and pains. I want to be this really fly 80-90-year old. "

" As president, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people. But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values and your vision and the life experiences that make you who you are. "

" 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. "

" You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our country. "

" After an era of everything being super-sized, who would have thought that major companies would be racing to market smaller, lower-calorie versions of their snacks and beverages - from half-sized candy bars to little, mini soda cans? We see it everywhere we go. "

" Oh, I can't play soccer, and I'm not a great swimmer. I won't drown, but you won't see me doing laps in a pool. "

" When you are president, being able to clearly articulate detailed plans to help the people of this country is a good thing. Knowing what you're doing is a good thing. And let me tell you, Hillary Clinton absolutely knows what she's doing. "

Michelle Obama

You

People

" The issues that cross a president's desk are never easy. The easy questions don't even get to the president. "

" We can't afford not to educate girls and give women the power and the access that they need. "

" You have to stay in school. You have to. You have to go to college. You have to get your degree. Because that's the one thing people can't take away from you is your education. And it is worth the investment. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Meryl Streep is exactly as awesome as you would imagine Meryl Streep to be. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I hope that people around the world will be as inspired as I am to step up and to speak out on behalf of girls around the world who struggle to go to school. "

" We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list. "

" When you're not engaged in the day-to-day struggles that everybody feels, you slowly start losing touch. And I think it's important for the people in the White House to have a finger on the pulse. "

" We give speeches and pin ribbons onto uniforms, etch names into walls. And all that is fine, but too often, all those tributes, all those words aren't always backed up by action. And that felt like such a stark contrast to me, because, as we all know, our military is all about action. "

Michelle Obama

Action

Walls

" So we know that it's not enough for us to simply encourage more people to study abroad. We also need to make sure that they can actually afford it. "

Michelle Obama

Know

Enough

" Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude. "

" 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. "

" For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction. "

" For me, education was power. "

Michelle Obama

Education

Power

" It's like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic self is going to follow you all through life, so make sure that it's solid so it's something that you can hold on and be proud of for the rest of your life. "

" 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. "

" Here in America, we don't give in to our fears. We don't build up walls to keep people out. "

Michelle Obama

Walls

People

" 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. "