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A young girl opens a book, lighting up her future and her community’s hope. The quotes stress that women’s health and girls’ education are the strongest foundations for a country, that leaders must serve everyone, and that real change takes time and patience.

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Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.

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I mean, hope doesn't get actualized in three and a half years. If that were the case, we'd be out of luck…

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Doing the impossible is the history of this nation. It is how this country was built

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You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves…

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Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women.

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

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Countries are stronger and more prosperous when the voices and opinions of all their citizens can be heard.

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I am so tired of fear. And I don't want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on…

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The biggest obstacle facing girls is education, education, education. There are too many kids who think high school is a pit stop…

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The arts can enrich all of us in this nation as individuals. The arts can enrich all of our communities and the…

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If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love then surely, surely we…

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To be able to do it in the warmth and - of the White House and to do it around people who…

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I want to send a very clear message to the men and women who are wearing - or who have worn -…

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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…

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It's all about, you know, continuing to get to know ourselves in a very diverse and complicated country that is America. It…

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Truly 1 percent of this country serves and protects the freedoms of the other 99 percent of us, so many of us…

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You know, you have to start with hope...you don't get anywhere in this country without hope. So it's a necessity. What Barack…

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Every Thanksgiving, Barack sits down to call some of our troops and thank them for their service. When he tells me about…

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And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me…

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Some kids have never seen what a real tomato looks like off the vine. They don't know where a cucumber comes from.…

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One thing I want to clarify - that every service member, veteran, wants us to remember - is that the vast majority…

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I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with…

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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…

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If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life…

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We need a president who will choose to do what's best for the country, even when it doesn't personally benefit them.

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Let me tell you something: for the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country, because it feels…

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No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half…

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Being president isn't anything like reality TV. It's not about sending insulting tweets or making fiery speeches; it's about whether or not…

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I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as 'us' and 'them' - he doesn't care whether you're a Democrat,…

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As always, many of our troops are far from home this [Christmas] time of year, and their families are serving and sacrificing…

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Barack, like any leader, is human. And, you know, our challenges in this country isn't finding the next person who's gonna deliver…

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For me, as a mother, I am just, you know, I just can't put into words how important it is for every…

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Child hunger and child obesity are really just two sides of the same coin. Both rob our children of the energy, the…

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Fashion is about so much more than just a pretty pair of pumps or the perfect hemline. For so many people across…

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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,…

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When you are president, being able to clearly articulate detailed plans to help the people of this country is a good thing.…

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For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done…

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While I believed deeply in my husband's vision for this country... and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President... like…

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Investing in girls' education is the very best thing we can do, not just for our daughters and granddaughters, but for their…

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I think in the end, I want to make sure that my kids come out of this thing on the other end…

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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.

The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years.…

You work hard for what you want in life.

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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…

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What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has…

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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…

I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my…

We got a commitment that 3 million nurses are going to be trained to better identify these signs [of PTSD], because, you know, when…

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…

I've always tried to make sure that what I do really connects with the broader agenda of what my husband is trying to do.

I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all of our sons and daughters;…