Childhood obesity isn't some simple, discrete issue. There's no one cause we can pinpoint. There's no one program we can fund to make it go away. Rather, it's an issue that touches on every aspect of how we live and how we work.
Michelle ObamaRead
I always tell young girls, surround yourself with goodness. I learned early on how to get the haters out of my life.
Interpretation
Surrounding yourself with positivity helps to eliminate negativity from your life.
In this quote, Michelle Obama emphasizes the importance of surrounding oneself with positive influences and supportive people, particularly for young girls. She reflects on her own experiences in life, noting that by consciously choosing to be around goodness, she was able to distance herself from negativity and criticism, suggesting that our relationships significantly impact our well-being and success.
In practice
In a motivational speech to young women at a conference.
Childhood obesity isn't some simple, discrete issue. There's no one cause we can pinpoint. There's no one program we can fund to make it go away. Rather, it's an issue that touches on every aspect of how we live and how we work.
What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life.
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.
Oh, I can't play soccer, and I'm not a great swimmer. I won't drown, but you won't see me doing laps in a pool.
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I don't look at a knife the way I used to. I'm more aware of what it is. I think twice. This is a key finger. It's in every chord.
I hate this shallow Americanism which hopes to get rich by credit, to get knowledge by raps on midnight tables, to learn the economy of the mind by phrenology, or skill without study, or mastery without apprenticeship.
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I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
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