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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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Michelle Obama
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 17
Former First Lady Of The United States
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Michelle LaVaughn Obama
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Michelle LaVaughn Obama née Robinson
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Being healthy isn't about inches, pounds, or how kids look - it's about how they feel and making sure they feel good about themselves. So rather than focusing on appearance, it's important to emphasize to kids that when we eat healthy food and stay active, we feel better, and we can perform better in everything we do, from athletics to academics.
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We have to design policies that have meaningful impacts on the quality of life of women and families. And that's something that I know I can speak passionately about because whether I'm in the White House as First Lady, as long as I have kids and I'm trying to have a life, I'm gonna be trying to make this balance work...
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I hate diversity workshops. “Real change comes from having enough comfort to be really honest and say something very uncomfortable.
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Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices we are going to have to change our conversation we're going to have to change our traditions, our history we're going to have to move into a different place.
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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.
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It is my hope that our garden's story-and the stories of gardens across America-will inspire families, schools, and communities to try their own hand at gardening and enjoy all the gifts of health, discovery, and connection a garden can bring.
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Success is only meaningful - and enjoyable - if it feels like your own.
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I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.
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We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad doing every day, or every week, to start getting into the good habits?
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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.
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It's important for us not to lose sight of the fact that this is a family that's grieving and there's been a tremendous loss. And we all have to rally around that piece of it.
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Some of my best memories are sitting on my dad's lap, cheering on Olga and Nadia, Carl Lewis and others for their brilliance and perfection.
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I tell this to my girls all the time: This journey we're on is a once - in - a - lifetime opportunity.
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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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Success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.
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In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50 million per 100,000 residents. And if these 10 cities just cut their obesity rates down to the national average, all added up they combine to save nearly $500 million in healthcare costs each year.
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You work hard for what you want in life.
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I've always been a closet jock, but when I got married and had kids, that fell by the wayside.
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The beauty of my job is that I get to see more of that America. And that feeds me.
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