"One of the lessons that I grew up……" — Michelle Obama

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always… - Michelle Obama

"One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am."

— Michelle Obama

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