Michelle: Americans’ Wish ‘To Have Everything’ Makes Healthy Food Push Harder

‘As we teach our kids, life is a series of compromises’

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OBAMA: “I think initially it does surprise you. You know, sometimes we think we can have everything. In a complicated society with complicated issues, with all of this diversity and different perspectives, people with different upbringings, religious backgrounds, that is what makes America great, but that is what also makes everything harder. Look, if we were all alike, we would agree all the time. Sometimes I’m surprised that advocates don’t understand that a win isn't winning everything. Not in this political climate. So you have to celebrate every victory, even if it is not the whole thing. We wind up hurting ourselves because we are so critical because we did not get everything. Sometimes 30 percent is a victory. If we don’t celebrate that 30 percent, then we have nobody celebrating the victory, right, because the opponents are like, 'It's all bad,' and our folks are like, 'It wasn't everything.' It just isn't a smart strategy."

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