Michelle Obama: a passionate personal case for education

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Michelle is  an example of what's possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by the people around them. The First Lady said:" I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life: grandmothers, teachers, aunts, cousins, neighbors, who taught me about quiet strength and dignity." She said that both women and men in her life tought her a lot.

What about the men in her life:"They taught me about what it means to be a father and to raise a family. And not only to invest in your own home but to reach out and help raise kids in the broader community." 

About education Michelle told that everyone of us is going to write the next chapter in history. Not just for ourselves, but for our generation and generations to come. And that's why getting a good education is so important.

"Please remember that. If you want to know the reason why I'm standing here, it's because of education. I never cut class. Sorry, I don't know if anybody is cutting class. I never did it. I loved getting  As. I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I liked getting my work done."

History proves that it doesn't matter whether you come from a council estate or a country estate. 

Your success will be determined by your own fortitude, your own confidence, your own individual hard work. That is true. That is the reality of the world that we live in.