"Failure is a feeling long before it becomes an actual result."
"You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen."
"Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own."
"Now I think it's one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that's the end."
"It's not about being perfect. It's not about where you get yourself in the end. There's power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice."
"Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own."
"We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list."
"There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place."
"If you don't get out there and define yourself, you'll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others."
"I've learned that it's harder to hate up close."
"You don't have to be somebody different to be important. You're important in your own right."
"It's not about the color of your skin, it's about the condition of your heart."
"Do not ever underestimate the importance of your voice and your story."
"At fifty-four, I am still in progress, and I hope that I always will be."
"People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together."
"It's okay to be confused. It's okay to feel lost. That's how you know there's something worth finding."
"Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world."
"The ability to read is like having a superpower."
"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."
"I'm an ordinary person who found herself on an extraordinary journey. In sharing my story, I hope to help create space for other stories and other voices, to widen the pathway for who belongs and why."
"I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values - and follow my own moral compass - then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own."
"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."
"Now I think it's one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child - What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that's the end."
"There is no magic to achievement. It's really about hard work, choices, and persistence."
"You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it's important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages."
Written by Famous Author : Michelle Obama
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