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TOI World Desk

Quote of the day by Michelle Obama: “When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level. No, our motto is…”

Some quotes become popular for a few weeks and then quietly disappear. Others somehow stay around for years because people keep finding new situations where the words still fit. Michelle Obama’s famous line about “going high” feels like one of those quotes that refuses to fade away. Even people who are not especially interested in politics have probably heard it somewhere before - in classrooms, online arguments, motivational posts, interviews, or casual conversations between friends.

The reason is fairly simple. The quote talks about something most people struggle with constantly: how to respond when somebody behaves badly toward them.

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