HOPE

 

 

 

“IF WE WANT MATURITY,

WE HAVE TO BE MATURE.

IF WE WANT A NATION

THAT FEELS HOPEFUL,

THEN WE HAVE TO SPEAK

IN HOPEFUL TERMS.

WE HAVE TO MODEL

WHAT WE WANT.”

—Interview with Oprah Winfrey, CBS, December 19, 2016

 

 

 

“You will not always be able to solve

all the world’s problems all at once. But

DON’T EVER UNDERESTIMATE

THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE,

because history has shown us that

COURAGE CAN BE CONTAGIOUS,

and hope can take on a life of its own.”

—Young African Women Leaders Forum, June 22, 2011

 

 

 

“HOPE IS NECESSARY.

It is a necessary concept.

What do you give your kids

if you can’t give them hope?”

—Interview with Oprah Winfrey, CBS, December 19, 2016

 

 

 

“THROW THE SCHOOL

GATES OPEN TO

GIRLS EVERYWHERE.”

—Op-Ed, Financial Times, June 15, 2015

 

 

 

“The challenge that this country faces

is how are we, as individuals in this society,

going to change? WHAT ARE WE

GOING TO DO DIFFERENTLY?”

—Interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, February 14, 2008

 

 

 

“WHEN YOU ARE STRUGGLING AND

YOU START THINKING ABOUT GIVING UP,

I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER SOMETHING …

AND THAT IS THE POWER OF HOPE—

THE BELIEF THAT SOMETHING BETTER

IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE IF YOU’RE WILLING

TO WORK FOR IT AND FIGHT FOR IT.”

—Final remarks as First Lady, School Counselor of the Year Reach Higher Event, January 6, 2017

 

 

 

“Every day, the people I meet inspire me …

HOW BLESSED WE ARE

to live in the greatest nation on earth.”

—Democratic National Convention, September 4, 2012

 

 

 

“SO THAT’S WHAT I TRY TO

DO WITH MY INTERACTIONS:

A HUG, A TOUCH. IT’S LIKE MUSIC.

IT’S LIKE FRIENDSHIP.”

—Interview with Vogue, November 11, 2016

 

 

 

“LEAD BY EXAMPLE WITH HOPE,

NEVER FEAR, AND KNOW

THAT I WILL BE WITH YOU,

ROOTING FOR YOU AND

WORKING TO SUPPORT YOU

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.”

—Final remarks as First Lady, School Counselor of the Year Reach Higher Event, January 6, 2017