Frases de Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
Data de nascimento: 17. Janeiro 1964
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama é uma advogada e escritora norte-americana. É a esposa do 44º presidente dos Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, e a 46ª primeira-dama daquele país, sendo a primeira afro-descendente a ocupar o posto.
Michelle Robinson nasceu e cresceu em Chicago. Graduou-se pela Universidade Princeton e pela Harvard Law School. Após completar seus estudos, retornou a Chicago e aceitou um emprego na firma de advocacia Sidley Austin, onde conheceu seu futuro marido, Obama. Subsequentemente, trabalhou como ajudante do prefeito de Chicago Richard M. Daley e para o Centro Médico da Universidade de Chicago.
Em 1992, casou-se com Barack Obama, com quem tem duas filhas: Malia e Sasha. Ao longo de 2007 e 2008, ajudou na campanha presidencial de seu marido, sendo a sua presença um dos principais destaques da campanha. Discursou na Convenção Nacional Democrata de 2008 e 2012. Como esposa do então senador e mais tarde primeira-dama, se tornou em um ícone da moda e modelo para as mulheres.
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Citações Michelle Obama
„Temos de corrigir as nossas almas. Nossas almas estão despedaçadas nesta nação. Nós perdemos nosso rumo. E isso começa com a inspiração. Começa com a liderança.“
— Michelle Obama
We need to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation. We have lost our way. And it begins with inspiration. It begins with leadership.
Em Campanha, Los Angeles, California http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/03/on_super_bowl_sunday_a_rally_b_1.html (3 de fevereiro de 2008)
„O que temos aprendido ao longo deste ano é que a esperança é fazer um retorno. Ele está fazendo um retorno… Pela primeira vez na minha vida adulta, estou realmente orgulhosa do meu país. E não apenas porque Barack fez bem, mas porque eu acho que as pessoas estão com fome de mudança. E eu era desesperada para ver nosso país avançar nesta direção e não me sinto sozinha em minhas frustações e desilusões. Eu vi pessoas passando fome para se unir em torno de um objetivo comum e isso me fez Orgulhosa.“
— Michelle Obama
What we've learned over this year is that hope is making a comeback. It is making a comeback. And let me tell you something — for the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm 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 and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment. I've seen people who are hungry to be unified around some basic common issues, and it's made me proud.
Em campanha, Madison, Wisconsin, CSPAN: Campaign 2008 http://www.breitbart.tv/html/49244.html (18 de fevereiro de 2008)
„Barack é um dos homens mais inteligentes que veremos em nossa vida.“
— Michelle Obama
Barack is one of the smartest men we will see in our lifetime.
Em campanha, Las Vegas, Nevada http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/601mzofy.asp (17 de janeiro de 2008)
„Tudo o que tenho a fazer é olhar para o rosto das minhas filhas, e eu percebo quanto trabalho precisamos fazer.“
— Michelle Obama
All I have to do is look into the faces of my children, and I realize how much work we need to do.
Discurso de campanha, citado em "First Lady in Waiting" by Leslie Bennetts in Vanity Fair Web exclusive (27 de dezembro de 2007) http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/12/michelle_obama200712
„Generation after generation, this country has become more equal, more inclusive, more fair, more free.“
— Michelle Obama
Context: ... Generation after generation, this country has become more equal, more inclusive, more fair, more free. My life and so many of your lives are a testament of that truth. But that has only happened because folks like all of you left their comfort zones and made their voices heard.
„Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered. Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise. Lead by example with hope, never fear.“
— Michelle Obama
Context: I want our young people to know that they matter, that they belong. So don't be afraid—you hear me, young people? Don't be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered. Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise. 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.
„With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models.“
— Michelle Obama
Context: With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models. And let me tell you, Barack and I take that same approach to our jobs as president and first lady because we know that our words and actions matter, not just to our girls, but the children across this country, kids who tell us I saw you on TV, I wrote a report on you for school.
„Barack and I talked long and hard about this decision.“
— Michelle Obama
Context: Barack and I talked long and hard about this decision. You know, this wasn’t an easy decision for us, because we’ve got two beautiful little girls, and we have a wonderful life, and everything was going fine. And there was nothing that would have been more disruptive than a decision to run for President of the United States.
And as more people talk to us about it, I mean the question came up again and again. What people were most concerned about: they were afraid. It was fear. Fear, again, raising its ugly head, in one of the most important decisions we would make. Fear; fear of everything. Fear that we might lose. Fear that he might get hurt. Fear that this would be ugly. Fear that it would hurt our family. Fear.
But you know, the reason why I said yes was because I was tired of being afraid. I am tired of living in a country where every decision that we’ve made over the last ten years wasn’t for something, but it was because people told us we had to fear something. We had to fear people who looked different from us. Fear people who believed in things that were different from us. Fear of one another right here in our own backyards.
I am so tired of fear. And I don’t want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear.
