Michelle Obama Quotes

From the first moment a woman dared to speak that hope - dared to believe that the American Dream was meant for her too - ordinary women have taken on extraordinary odds to give their daughters the chance for something else; for a life more equal, more free, and filled with more opportunity than they ever had. In so many ways we have succeeded, but in so many areas we have much work left to do.

Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen in America... Barriers can come down. Justice and equality can win.

Up you mighty race. You can accomplish what you will! Build your future on these foundations: Freedom, Justice and Equality.

Anything is possible for anyone in America.

I believe in an India of pluralism and diversity, not of religious bigotry and caste politics. I believe in an India that is secure in itself and confident of its place in the world, an India that is a proud example of tolerance, freedom and hope for the downtrodden.

So, yes, we do celebrate America today because the majority will stand up and empower the American people to live that American Dream and to be part of making a better, freer, and safer world.

If you scratch below the surface and ask what really makes me tick, it's the liberalism of trying to promote freedom and opportunity. Promoting social mobility is one of the keys to that.

We must create the Georgia that our ancestors dreamed of, the Georgia that we dream of.

I am happy that the young girls have a lot more choices these days and an opportunity to feel better about themselves.

The American dream is about freedom.

All girls know that they can be anything now. That transformation is to me one of the most satisfying things.

If freedom makes social progress possible, so social progress strengthens and enlarges freedom.

Stronger than all the armies is the idea whose time has come. The time has come for equality in sharing in government and education, and in employment. It will not be stayed or denied. It is here.

Without Country you have neither name, token, voice, nor rights …. Do not delude yourselves with the hope of emancipation from unjust social conditions if you do not first conquer a country for yourselves.

This is one country. It has become that way because all people who have come here had an equal right to develop their talent.

But since her earliest days, America has inspired people from all over the world. Inspired them with the hope that one day their own countries would be one like this one.

I have come to believe that America is a promise we have made to one another.

This is America. In our country it doesn't matter a lick where you are from, it only matters where you're going.

It's our time to fight for the America we know we can have.

Collective action remains the best way of renewing the march towards the great trinity of liberty, equality, and solidarity.

Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be.

The history in our country speaks to our highest values of people who did not accept things as they are and go along with them. They resisted, they refused to accept the world as it is, they demanded it to be a better reflection of their highest dreams and highest aspirations.

There is no power in the world that can stop the forward march of free men and women when they are joined in the solidarity of human brotherhood.

The American Dream means being part of a society that allows you to be or do whatever you want, and to have a sense that your individual optimism and hard work will be rewarded. It exists outside of the U.S. as well as inside. People continue to come here because they want to improve their lives, they want to be able to support themselves and they want to live in freedom. A lot of people who criticize this country still send their children here to study.

Only in America, where someone like me could have the opportunity to seek the highest office the world has to offer. Not only can all of us achieve whatever dream we want to achieve because of the place where we live and the opportunities it gives us, but that we not only can do it together, but we have to do it together!