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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

Sometimes, it's just easier to say yes to that extra snack or dessert, because frankly, it is exhausting to keep saying no. It's exhausting to plead with our kids to eat just one more bite of vegetables. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#bite #dessert #easier #eat #exhausting

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 think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#i think #kind #new #old #people

I've seen how the issues that come across a president's desk are always the hard ones - the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#always #amount #answer #come #data

Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much. They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had much more than they did... in fact, they admired it. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#american #american families #anyone #asking #care

My first job in all honesty is going to continue to be mom-in-chief. Making sure that in this transition, which will be even more of a transition for the girls... that they are settled and that they know they will continue to be the center of our universe. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#continue #even #first #going #honesty

Ultimately this issue is on us. We're the ones who make the decisions about what our kids eat. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#decisions #eat #issue #kids #make

Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes. ↗

— Ric Ocasek

#far #goes #gone #i #image

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love. ↗

— Conor Oberst

#i #i love #just #light #love