For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction. – Michelle Obama
I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says hes going to do, even when its hard – especially when its hard. – Michelle Obama
And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago – by a father who was a blue-collar city worker and a mother who stayed at home with my brother and me. – Michelle Obama
The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think thats whats happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal. – Michelle Obama
The clouds were drifting over the moon at their giddiest speed, at one time wholly obscuring her, at another, suffering her to burst forth in full splendor and shed her light on all the objects around; anon, driving over her again, with increased velocity, and shrouding everything in darkness. – Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers