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The beauty of my job is that I get to see more of that America. And that feeds me.

Michelle Obama

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Michelle Obama
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 17
Former First Lady Of The United States
Lawyer
Podcaster
Politician
Writer
Chicago
Illinois
Michelle LaVaughn Obama
First Lady Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Obama née Robinson
Michelle Robinson
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My children are very blessed.... That's why I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in this 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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I know what it feels like to struggle to get the education that you need.
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No, I think that if he had known he would be president, he would have started dying his hair, like, 10 years ago. Now it's too late.
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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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Today Jazz music is performed & listened to by people of all ethnicity, backgrounds, ages & creeds.
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Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it...and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we're from, or what we look like, or who we love.
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People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions, particularly when you're the First Lady you're representing the nation. I've tried to be at peace with the choices that I make first, and then be open to everyone else's reflection.
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The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake. This isn’t the kind of problem that can be solved overnight, but with everyone working together, it can be solved. So, let’s move.
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Our job is, first and foremost, to make sure our family is whole.
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If I point to anything that makes me who I am, it's that I have a whole lot of common sense. I've got a good mind and a good ability to read people and situations.
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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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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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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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Barack Obama was a black man that lived on the South Side of Chicago, who had his share of troubles catching cabs.
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I think I'm probably more typical of the average American who doesn't have a connection to a military community.
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It is our fundamental belief in the power of hope that has allowed us to rise above the voices of doubt and division, of anger and fear that we have faced in our own lives and in the life of America.
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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.
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Every day, the people I meet inspire me... every day, they make me proud... every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.
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Being a healthy woman isn't about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.
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Moving [to the White House], whatever stresses would be on my husband and me, we could handle we are grown-ups. But it wouldn't be until the day that my kids came home and said to me, I like it here, that I'd feel like I could breathe and know that we're all going to be okay here.
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