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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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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 Robinson Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Obama née Robinson
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Good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt.
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I am desperate for change - now - not in 8 years or 12 years, but right now.
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There's no expert on this planet who says that the government telling people what to do actually does any good with this issue, this is going to require an effort on everyone's part.
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We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.
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Wounded Warriors tell me they're not just going to walk again, they're going to run, and they're going to run marathons!
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Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' Look at the heart. Look at the soul. Look at how the guy treats his mother and what he says about women. How he acts with children he doesn't know. And, more important, how does he treat you?
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My happiness is measured against my kids' happiness - when they're in a good place, I feel really good.
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My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes.
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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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It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position.
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My happiness isn't connected to my husband's or my boss's or my children's behavior. You have control over your own actions, your own well-being.
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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.
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I feel fortunate as a woman to have a husband who loves me and shows me in every way.
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Whether an illness affects your heart, your leg or your brain, it's still an illness, and there should be no distinction.
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No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.
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