#mic

You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have. Education was the gateway to opportunity for me. It was the gateway for Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a middle-class life. ↗

— Barack Obama

#choose #compete #education #ever #future

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any of us want to dig ourselves out of this hole created by this economic crisis. ↗

— Barack Obama

#created #crisis #dig #economic #economic crisis

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. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#along #bike #ever #exercise #feeling

Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk about small changes for kids and things that don't cost extra money. Like adding water and eliminating sugary drinks and sodas. That's going to save money right there. Or adding a few more vegetables. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#adding #changes #clearly #cost #drinks

I have a very eclectic iPod. So I've got my cardio people - so it's anything from Beyonce to some Jay-Z to Janelle Monae, her song 'Tightrope,' that's a good cardio song. And then I've got Sting. I've got Mary J. Blige. I've got The Beatles. I've got Michael Jackson. I try to pick the songs that I personally love. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#beatles #beyonce #blige #cardio #eclectic

Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of every family having access to good health care. ↗

— Dave Obey

#away #care #check #disaster #economic

Without economic growth and job creation in Mexico, we won't be able to confront the migratory phenomenon. ↗

— Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

#confront #creation #economic #economic growth #growth

No life if it is properly realized is without its cosmic importance. ↗

— Hortense Odlum

#importance #life #properly #realized #without

The way Japan had tried to build up a modern state modelled on the West was cataclysmic. ↗

— Kenzaburo Oe

#cataclysmic #had #japan #modelled #modern

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention. ↗