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regoingtorunmarathons...intheyoungmanblindedbyabombinAfghanistanwhosaid,simply,"

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dgivemyeyes100timesagaintohavethechancetodowhatIhavedoneandwhatIcanstilldo."

Everyday,thepeopleImeetinspireme...everyday,theymakemeproud...everydaytheyremindmehowblessedwearetoliveinthegreatestnationonearth.

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dbegun.

WhileIbelieveddeeplyinmyhusband'

svisionforthiscountry...andIwascertainhewouldmakeanextraordinaryPresident...likeanymother,Iwasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthatchance.

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OurlifebeforemovingtoWashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys...Saturdaysatsoccergames,Sundaysatgrandma'

shouse...andadatenightforBarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasanexhaustedmom,Icouldn'

tstayawakeforboth.

Andthetruthis,Ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls...IdeeplylovedthemanIhadbuiltthatlifewith...andIdidn'

twantthattochangeifhebecamePresident.

IlovedBarackjustthewayhewas.

Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasaSenatorandapresidentialcandidate...tome,hewasstilltheguywho'

dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwassorustedout,Icouldactuallyseethepavementgoingbythroughaholeinthepassengersidedoor...hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe'

dfoundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.

ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamily–that'

swhenIknewIhadfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlikemine.

Yousee,BarackandIwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn'

thavemuchinthewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmorevaluable–their

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unconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandIwereyoung.

Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain...Iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.

Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.

Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday'

swork,mybrotherandIwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim...watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.

Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork...heandmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.

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Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.

Andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.

Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege...andhemadesurewenevermissedaregistrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.

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swhatitmeanttobeaman.Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlife–beingabletoearnadecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupporthisfamily.

AndasIgottoknowBarack,Irealizedthateventhoughhe'

dgrownupallthewayacrossthecountry,he'

dbeenbroughtupjustlikeme.

Barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandparentswhosteppedinwhensheneededhelp.

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sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank...andshemovedquicklyuptheranks...butlikesomanywomen,shehitaglassceiling.

Andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewas–menshehadactuallytrained–werepromoteduptheladderahead

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ofher,earningmoreandmoremoneywhileBarack'

sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.

Butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthebus...arrivingatworkbeforeanyoneelse...givingherbestwithoutcomplaintorregret.

AndshewouldoftentellBarack,"

Solongasyoukidsdowell,Bar,that'

sallthatreallymatters."

LikesomanyAmericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren'

taskingformuch.

Theydidn'

tbegrudgeanyoneelse'

ssuccessorcarethatothershadmuchmorethantheydid...infact,theyadmiredit.TheysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalAmericanpromisethat,evenifyoudon'

tstartoutwithmuch,ifyouworkhardanddowhatyou'

resupposedtodo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifeforyourselfandanevenbetterlifeforyourkidsandgrandkids.

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showtheyraisedus...that'

swhatwelearnedfromtheirexample.

Welearnedaboutdignityanddecency–thathowhardyouworkmattersmorethanhowmuchyoumake...thathelpingothersmeansmorethanjustgettingaheadyourself.

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Welearnedabouthonestyandintegrity–thatthetruthmatters...thatyoudon'

ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyourownsetofrules...andsuccessdoesn'

tcountunlessyouearnitfairandsquare.

Welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumility–thatsomanypeoplehadahandinoursuccess,fromtheteacherswhoinspiredustothejanitorswhokeptourschoolclean...andweweretaughttovalueeveryone'

scontributionandtreateveryonewithrespect.

ThosearethevaluesBarackandI–andsomanyofyou–aretryingtopassontoourownchildren.

swhoweare.

Andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,IknewthatIdidn'

twantanyofthattochangeifBarackbecamePresident.

Well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathavetestedmyhusbandinwaysInevercouldhaveimagined,Ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn'

tchangewhoyouare–itrevealswhoyouare.

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vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.

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ofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer...thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.

AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.

Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.

Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.He'

sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday'

swork.

swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.

swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.That'

showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagain–jobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

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Whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,Barackrefusedtolistentoallthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleavehealthreformforanotherday,anotherpresident.

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tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopolitically–that'

snothowhewasraised–hecaredthatitwastherightthingtodo.

HediditbecausehebelievesthathereinAmerica,ourgrandparentsshouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine...ourkidsshouldbeabletoseeadoctorwhenthey'

resick...andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergobrokebecauseofanaccidentorillness.

Andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourownchoicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare...that'

swhatmyhusbandstandsfor.

Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould'

veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.

Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.

Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.

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swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.

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