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Quotes by First-lady
"And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That's why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because 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."
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"Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame."
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"There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home."
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"A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."
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"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give."
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"Do what you can to show you care about other people, and you will make our world a better place."
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"As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids."
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"It is done... the precious portrait placed in the hands of the gentlemen for safe keeping."
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"You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord."
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"My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?"
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"I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country."
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"It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it's a family thing, and I guess it's clean."
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"The giving of love is an education in itself."
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"When I shall again write to you, or where I shall be tomorrow, I cannot tell."
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"Cherish your human connections - your relationships with friends and family."
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"My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?"
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"Exercise is really important to me - it's therapeutic. So if I'm ever feeling tense or stressed or like I'm about to have a meltdown, I'll put on my iPod and head to the gym or out on a bike ride along Lake Michigan with the girls."
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"The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more."
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"It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that's how I kept track of what was going on."
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"If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much."
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"I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up."
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"You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities."
Luck,
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"Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!"
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"Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every corner, none of that matters if when families step into a restaurant, they can't make a healthy choice."
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"Life has got to be lived - that's all there is to it. At seventy I would say the advantage is that you take life more calmly. You know that 'this too shall pass!'"
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"Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide."
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"Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid."
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"Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people."
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"Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice."
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"The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time."
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"We all need to start making some changes to how our families eat. Now, everyone loves a good Sunday dinner. Me included. And there's nothing wrong with that. The problem is when we eat Sunday dinner Monday through Saturday."
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"It's always been my feeling that God lends you your children until they're about eighteen years old. If you haven't made your points with them by then, it's too late."
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"We always get up about 5:30, and George gets up and goes in and gets the coffee and brings it to me, and that's been our ritual since we got married. And we read the newspapers in bed and drink coffee for about an hour probably, read our briefing papers."
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"You may invite the entire 35th Division to your wedding if you want to. I guess it's going to be yours as well as mine. We might as well have the church full while we are at it."
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"I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition."
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"The Bible illustrated by Dore occupied many of my hours - and I think probably gave me many nightmares."
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"Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart."
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"One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness."
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"Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes."
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"When you have decided what you believe what you feel must be done have the courage to stand alone and be counted."
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"I think people would be alive today if there were a death penalty."
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"It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people's business."
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"Well, Warren Harding, I have got you the presidency. What are you going to do with it?"
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"Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could."
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