I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.
We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.
How hard you work matters more than how much you make.
Choose people who lift you up.
Service is a limitless opportunity, it is the reason why we breathe.
Women should have the freedom to do whatever they need to do to feel good about themselves.
Elections aren't just about who votes, but who doesn't vote.
Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women.
I believe that each of us-no matter what our age or background or walk of life-each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.
You've got to make choices that make sense for you because there's always going to be somebody who'll think you should do something differently.
All of us are driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won't do - that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.
I grew up on the south side of Chicago in a working class community. There were no miracles in my life, there's nothing miraculous about how I grew up, and I want people to know when they look at me, to be clear that they see what an investment in public education can look like.
If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire...if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life on our shores...if women could be dragged to jail for seeking the vote...if a generation could defeat a depression, and define greatness for all time...if a young preacher could lift us to the mountaintop with his righteous dream...and if proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love...then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.
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.
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.
I think my mother taught me what not to do. She put us first, always, sometimes to the detriment of herself. She encouraged me not to do that. She'd say being a good mother isn't all about sacrificing; it's really investing and putting yourself higher on your priority list.
The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and fashion, design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation.
Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who think diffenrently.
You all have opportunities and skills and education that so many folks who came before you never could have dreamed of. So just imagine the kind of impact that you're going to make. Imagine how you can inspire those around you to reach higher and complete their own education.
We need to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation. We have lost our way. And it begins with inspiration. It begins with leadership.
If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion
There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.
Whether an illness affects your heart, your leg or your brain, it's still an illness, and there should be no distinction.
Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you don't matter, or like you don't have a place in our American story - because you do.
In our house we don't take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a marriage.
"Politics is a waste of time."
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