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I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall.

I'm gonna put a curse on you and all your kids will be born completely naked.

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child.

Why don't you start believing that no matter what you have or haven't done, that your best days are still out in front of you.

You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren't allowed to be normal.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.

One day it just hit me. This is it. You are not in love. So either stay in it because you have a child or be brave and find the man of your dreams and marry him for real.

Dying is the most embarrassing thing that can ever happen to you, because someone's got to take care of all your details.

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.

I love yoga because not only is it a workout for your body, but also your breathing, which helps release a lot of stress. It really prepares you for the day.

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.

The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

Good things happen when you get your priorities straight.

Democracy don't rule the world, You'd better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that's better left unsaid.

You are going to be what you put in your body, so I try to teach that to my kids, and the kids around me.

Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home.

A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers.

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think.

Anytime you have a difficult encounter with your child, there is a good chance that at least one of these factors is bringing out the worst in him or her: transitions, time pressure, competition for your attention, conflicting objectives.