The Meaning of Michelle Quotes

“It seemed like there was no shortage of things for us to talk about: it was like we were, in dialogue, reading a book that had no chapters and no end. There seemed to be no place to break. We walked each other back and forth until our mothers threatened to take a switch to our behinds. In this very literal way, I came to think of a homegirl as someone with whom the soul conversation is so deep and so stirring that you keep walking each other home.”
― Veronica Chambers, The Meaning of Michelle: 15 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own

“I now know the same secret that Michelle does: in order to have it all we can't do it all.”
― Veronica Chambers, The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own

“Whenever I think about Michelle Obama, I think, “When I grow up, I want to be just like her.” I want to be that intelligent, confident, and comfortable in my own skin.”
― Veronica Chambers, The Meaning of Michelle: 15 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own