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\"Going high means looking at the bigger picture. When you go low, oftentimes you’re just reacting to your base, gut reaction. It’s like the first thing that comes out of your mouth. Oftentimes, that’s No. 1, not how you really feel, and No. 2, it’s not going to solve anything or make anything better,\" she said. \"You need time to think through how you feel and then what you’re going to say that’s going to actually add value and fix the problem.\"

\"This is particularly true in a social media climate where everybody has a platform, everybody’s got a Twitter account. Everybody has Instagram. Everybody thinks that every thought in their head should be shared and shared right away. Well, I’m here to tell you that often doesn’t work out well,\" Obama added. \"I want to encourage you all, because you all are leaders and you will be leaders, to know that your voice has power, and with that power comes great responsibility to use it well. You never want to just say the first thing that comes to mind. You want to think about it.\"

The former first lady released her Young Reader edition of \"Becoming\" in March. Adapted for kids ages 10 and older, the book features a special introduction by Obama and three photo inserts, according to Penguin Random House, the book's publisher.

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Obama told \"Good Morning America\" co-anchor Robin Roberts in March that she finds such joy in working with young people because they \"are our hope.\"

\"They are not jaded yet. They are not beaten down by what they're supposed to be. They are still wide open,\" she said. \"That's the point of 'Becoming.' If you are lucky, you will never become something and that's the end. If you are lucky, you will constantly grow and evolve until the day you cannot breathe anymore, you know? We are all learning and becoming something better and greater.\"

Obama writes in \"Becoming\" about her journey from growing up on the South Side of Chicago to becoming a lawyer, a wife, a mom and the first lady of the United States.

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She relayed a story from her memoir to give the Girl Scouts the confidence to know they can sit at any table in the world.

\"I, Michelle Obama, at this stage in my life, have been at every, major important table that is important to be in,\" she said. \"I have been at law firms. I have been working at the state level with mayors, with governors. I’ve worked with heads of nonprofits. I’ve worked in c-suites. I’ve gone to G summits. I’ve sat at State Dinners. I’ve been to palaces.\"

\"I’ve been to every table you can imagine, and let me tell you, you are smart enough to be there,\" Obama said.

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