Michelle Obama.

“When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level. No, our motto is, when they go low, we go high.”

Michelle Obama (born 1964) is an American lawyer and author who was First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Her memoir Becoming was published in 2018.

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Based in: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lived: Born 1964
On Motivation Stock: 4 quotes · 1 book

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“I’m asking you to believe in yourselves. I’m asking you to stop settling for the world as it is, and to help us make the world as it should be.”
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Becoming

Michelle Obama

Memoir · 2018

Becoming

Michelle Obama tells her story from childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as a lawyer, a mother and the first African American First Lady of the United States. It's a book about finding and using your voice.

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Your story is your powerOwning where you come from, and telling it honestly, gives you strength.
Becoming never endsGrowth isn't about arriving somewhere. It's a continuing process of change.
Ask “Am I good enough?” and answer yesSelf-doubt follows many people, even into the highest places. Keep going anyway.

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