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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.

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Michelle Obama
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 17
Former First Lady Of The United States
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Michelle LaVaughn Obama
First Lady Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Obama née Robinson
Michelle Robinson
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There is no magic to achievement. It's really about hard work, choices, and persistence.
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With this new initiative, Disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the United States. And what I hope every company will do going forward when it comes to the ads they show and the food they sell they're asking themselves one simple question: Is this good for our kids?
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Today Jazz music is performed & listened to by people of all ethnicity, backgrounds, ages & creeds.
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Although the circumstances of our lives may seem very disengaged, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America and you just getting through school, I want you to know we have very much in common. For nothing in my life ever would have predicted that I would be standing here as the first African-American First Lady.
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Good health is multifaceted - it's physical, it's internal, it's my diet, and my emotional state. It's all tied in together.
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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.
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I like to talk about my obsession with french fries because I don't want people to think that 'Let's Move' is about complete, utter deprivation. It's about moderation and real-life changes and ideas that really work for families.
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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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There's so much going on in the healthcare system that makes it difficult for women to really have a strong economic hold if insurance is always an issue.
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I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in my position. I see how little bits of exposure and big bits of exposure really change my girls significantly, and I want that for more girls around the country and the world.
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When you walk through that door of opportunity you don't slam it shut behind you.
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Childhood obesity isn't about looks. And it's not about weight. It's about how our kids feel. And those are really the implications of the problem and the words that tell a fuller picture of the challenges that we face you know, kids struggling in ways that they didn't a generation ago.
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Policies that support families aren't political issues. They're personal. They're the causes I carry with me every single day.
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When I'm unhappy with something, people know, because I don't want to hold on to it. I'd rather deal immediately with the stuff that bothers me, so using my network - my girlfriends, my husband, my mom - I talk a lot, I vent.
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You look at all the sporting companies out there. I won't name names, but we know who they are. Good brands and logos and things like that, and they have to start catering to real women. Even in how their sports apparel is designed, and the commercials - you want to look at a commercial and see yourself.
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Celebrating the holidays in the White House over these past eight years has been a true privilege. We've been able to welcome over half a million guests... our outstanding pastry chefs have baked 200,000 holiday cookies... and Barack [Obama] has treated the American people to countless dad jokes.
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It's been so important that the Chamber of Commerce, for example, has hosted hiring fairs that are specifically targeted to military communities.
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You can be a good mom and still work out, get your rest, have a career - or not. My mother encouraged me to find that balance.
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I was not raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of.
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While budgets are tight right now, there are schools across the country that are showing that it doesn't take a whole lot of money or resources to give our kids the nutrition they deserve. What it does take, however, is effort. What it does take is imagination. What it does take is a commitment to our children's futures.
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