These Were the 10 Best Lines of Michelle Obama's DNC Speech
The opening night of the Democratic National Convention got off to a shaky start: frustrated Bernie Sanders supporters booed speakers and chanted over them. Sarah Silverman even told the "Bernie or bust" crowd they were "being ridiculous."
But that all changed when Michelle Obama stepped up to the podium. The first lady's incredibly powerful speech brought the audience to their feet. Each line was more tweetable than the last. Here are 10 of the best moments:
1. "We explain when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you do not stoop to their level. Our motto is when they go low, you go high."
2. "We urge [our daughters] to ignore those who question their father's citizenship or faith."
3. "I want someone with the proven strength to persevere, who knows this job and takes it seriously, someone who knows the issues are not black-and-white and cannot be boiled down to 140 characters."
4. "I want a president with a record of public service, someone whose life's work shows our children that we don't chase fame and fortune for ourselves. We fight to give everyone a chance to succeed."
5. "Leaders like Hillary Clinton who has the guts and the grace to keep coming back and putting those cracks on that highest and hardest glass ceiling until she finally breaks through, lifting all of us along with her."
6. "What I most admire about Hillary is she never bucks under pressure; she never takes the easy way out. Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life."
7. "Don't let anyone ever tell you that this country isn't great, that somehow we need to make it great again. Because this, right now, is the greatest country on earth."
8. "In this election, we cannot sit back and hope that everything works out for the best. We cannot afford to be tired, or frustrated, or cynical."
9. "I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves and I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent black young women, playing with their dogs on the White House lawn."
10. "Because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters and all our sons and daughters now take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States."
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