Michelle Obama Quotes

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  Success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.

  Michelle Obama

  Motivational, Success, Inspirational Life

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

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  The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.

  Michelle Obama

  Dream, Hard Work, Achievement

  Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 25 August 2008, INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

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  Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals.

  Michelle Obama

  Inspirational, Goal, Stay True To Yourself

  Michelle Obama, Lisa Rogak (2009). “Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words”, p.40, PublicAffairs

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• There is no magic to achievement. It's really about hard work, choices, and persistence.

  Michelle Obama

  Inspirational, Hard Work, Persistence

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• We should always have three friends in our lives-one who walks ahead who we look up to and follow; one who walks beside us, who is with us every step of our journey; and then, one who we reach back for and bring along after we've cleared the way.

  Michelle Obama

  Journey, Three, Looks

  FaceBook post by Michelle Obama from Jan 28, 2011

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• We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those who come after us.

  Michelle Obama

  Inspiring, Responsibility, Feminism

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• You have to practice success. Success doesn't just show up. If you aren't practicing success today, you won't wake up in 20 years and be successful, because you won't have developed the habits of success, which are small things like finishing what you start, putting a lot of effort into everything you do, being on time, treating people well.

  Michelle Obama

  Successful, Years, Practice

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  One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.

  Michelle Obama

  Inspirational, Badass, Who I Am

  Michelle Obama, Lisa Rogak (2009). “Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words”, p.40, PublicAffairs

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• Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop the promise inside of her.

  Michelle Obama

  Girl, Opportunity, Promise

  "Michelle Obama in London to promote global education drive for girls". www.businessinsider.com. June 16, 2015.

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• Value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.

  Michelle Obama

  Treats, Janitor, Contribution

  Democratic National Convention Speech, www.npr.org. September 04, 2012.

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  No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.

  Michelle Obama

  Beautiful, Where You Come, Matter

  "Michelle Obama Offers Inspirational Words at 2015 Black Girls Rock!—Find Out What She Said!" by Corinne Heller & Alicia Quarles, www.eonline.com. March 29, 2015.

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• When you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity...you do not slam it shut behind you...you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.

  Michelle Obama

  Badass, Opportunity, Giving

  "Why can't we celebrate women's sport without relating it to men's" by Marina Hyde, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2007.

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• Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts ... good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt. They're not painful. That's not just with somebody you want to marry, but it's with the friends that you choose. It's with the people you surround yourselves with.

  Michelle Obama

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Strong Women

  Remarks by the First Lady at an Event with Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Students, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. May 25, 2011.

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• Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.

  Michelle Obama

  Girl, Want, Limits

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• When women and girls rise,
  their communities
  and their countries rise with them

  Michelle Obama

  Girl, Country, Community

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• You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

  Michelle Obama

  Positive, Graduation, Hope

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• I admit it: I am louder than the average human being and have no fear of speaking my mind. These traits don't come from the color of my skin but from an unwavering belief in my own intelligence.

  Michelle Obama

  Speaking My Mind, Average, Color

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• Do not die in the history of your past hurts and past experiences, but live in the now and future of your destiny.

  Michelle Obama

  Hurt, Past, Destiny

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• People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions.

  Michelle Obama

  People, Opinion

  "Michelle Obama: Your First Lady (Special Recognition)". Interview With Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 2, 2009.

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• We have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.

  Michelle Obama

  Fighting, World, Should

  Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 25 August 2008, INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

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• Walk away from 'friendships' that make you feel small and insecure, and seek out people who inspire you and support you

  Michelle Obama

  Insecure, Support You, People

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• Your word is your bond, you do what you say you're going to do.

  Michelle Obama

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• As women, we must stand up for ourselves. We must stand up for each other. We must stand up for justice for all.

  Michelle Obama

  Justice For All, Justice

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• I was too worried about the grades and I should have been more worried about learning.

  Michelle Obama

  Should Have, Worried, Grades

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

  Michelle Obama

  Marriage, Laughter, Thinking

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

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