• It is our fundamental belief in the power of hope that has allowed us to rise above the voices of doubt and division, of anger and fear that we have faced in our own lives and in the life of America.

    Michelle Obama: It is our fundamental belief in the power of hope that has allowed us to rise above the voices of doubt and division, of anger and fear that we have faced in our own lives and in the life of America.
    Farewell Speech as First Lady to participants in the Reach Higher Initiative, in: "Read Every Word of Michelle Obama's Final Speech as FLOTUS" by Alyssa Bailey, www.elle.com. January 6, 2017.