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" We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list. "
Michelle Obama
Need
Higher
Job
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" 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 just keeps getting up and moving forward... with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace. "
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Grace
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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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" 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 wish every American had an opportunity to sit down, to go to a base, to meet with families, to meet with service members, to sit down with our veterans - because we would think differently about our challenges as individuals. "
Michelle Obama
Opportunity
Challenges
Service
" The difference between us and them, between you and success, is not that you never fail, but it's how you recover from those failures - is that you keep getting up time and time again. You figure out what you did wrong, and then you make it right. I say that to my kids every day. "
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Say
You
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" Here in America, we don't let our differences tear us apart. Not here. Because we know that our greatness comes from when we appreciate each other's strengths, when we learn from each other, when we lean on each other, because in this country, it's never been each person for themselves. No, we're all in this together. We always have been. "
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America
Greatness
Together
" I want a president with a record of public service: someone whose life's work shows our children that we don't chase form and fortune for ourselves; we fight to give everyone a chance to succeed. "
Michelle Obama
Children
Fight
Work
" The one way to get me to work my hardest was to doubt me. "
Michelle Obama
Hardest
Get
Work
" 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. "
Michelle Obama
Will
School
I Am
" I'm a fry lover. "
Michelle Obama
Fry
Lover
" My family didn't have a lot of money, so I worked my heart out to get my degrees. But the minute I graduated, suddenly everyone was asking me, 'Well, when are you going to get married and start having kids?' And the truth is I had no idea how I would balance the expected role of wife and mother with a challenging career. "
Michelle Obama
Mother
Money
Heart
" 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. "
Michelle Obama
Job
Someone
Start
" When trouble breaks out, our men and women in uniform, they don't just sit around thinking about it or talking about it - they act. They put on that uniform. They leave their loved ones behind. They go out there. They give orders. They follow orders. They do whatever it takes to keep our country safe. "
Michelle Obama
Loved
Men
Talking
" I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves, and I watch my daughters - two beautiful, intelligent black young women - playing with their dogs on the White House lawn. And because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters, and all our sons and daughters, now take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States. "
Michelle Obama
Morning
Black
Beautiful
" 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
" For the record, our democracy is revered around the world. And free elections are the best way on Earth to choose our leaders. This is how we elected John F. Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; two George Bushes; Bill Clinton; and Barack Obama. It has worked for decades. "
Michelle Obama
Democracy
Best
Free
" What I have never been afraid of is to be a little silly, and you can engage people that way. My view is, first you get them to laugh, then you get them to listen. "
Michelle Obama
Listen
Laugh
You
" I have a very eclectic iPod. So I've got my cardio people - so it's anything from Beyonce to some Jay-Z to Janelle Monae, her song 'Tightrope,' that's a good cardio song. And then I've got Sting. I've got Mary J. Blige. I've got The Beatles. I've got Michael Jackson. I try to pick the songs that I personally love. "
Michelle Obama
Good
Her
Love
" Elections aren't just about who votes but who doesn't vote. "
Michelle Obama
Elections
Just
Vote
" Whether we're Democrats, Republicans, or independents - it does not matter. We all understand that an attack on any one of us is an attack on all of us. "
Michelle Obama
Matter
Understand
Attack
" When I get up and work out, I'm working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because I want them to see a mother who loves them dearly, who invests in them, but who also invests in herself. It's just as much about letting them know as young women that it is okay to put yourself a little higher on your priority list. "
Michelle Obama
Women
Mother
I Am
" As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids. "
Michelle Obama
Responsibility
Best
Know
" 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
" And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical to increase marketing for foods that are healthy. "
Michelle Obama
Diet
Enough
Healthy
" Remember, it is not about voting for the perfect candidate - there is no such thing. Presidents are human. "
Michelle Obama
About
Voting
Remember
" And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them. "
Michelle Obama
Work Hard
Life
People
" What I tell my kids is, 'I'm preparing you for college and for life. So, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. We still have screen-time rules.' "
Michelle Obama
Independence
Life
College
" Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys... Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma's house... and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn't stay awake for both. "
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Simple
Life
Mom
" I look at how my kids view exercise. They have a complete understanding that nutrition and exercise go hand in hand. I didn't think like that when I was a kid. But they have a real consciousness about it that I'd like to think comes from the years of attention we've put into this. "
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Understanding
View
" Choose people who lift you up. "
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Lift
Choose
People