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Maya Soetoro-Ng, born on August 15, 1970, is an accomplished teacher. She is the sister of former U.S. President Barack Obama and has dedicated her career to the field of education, advocating for educational equity.

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Needs Should Country Helping Government Able Order

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“You have to have a government that does give both money and energy to function in a leadership role modeling giving for the people. Government is supposed to lead by example in many cases.”

People Giving Doe Government Energy Roles Cases Example Function Role Models Modeling Leadership Roles

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“Government that's not particularly caring and is hands off is not particularly inspiring.”

Hands Government Caring

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“My whole family was Muslim, and most of the people I knew were Muslim.”

People Whole Whole Family

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“And that the best things that grownups do, we do for the children, and that they inspire great good in us. I also want them to remember that the world is intertwined and that we therefore have to be gentle in the way that we treat one another and the Earth, so that our impact on others is benevolent and good.”

World Way Want Children Earth Remember Inspire Treats Impact Best Things Gentle Benevolent Grownups Intertwined

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“Meanness is the one thing I do get upset about on those rare occasions when I see it.”

One Thing Occasions Upset Meanness Rare Occasion

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“The world is intertwined and we therefore have to be gentle in the way that we treat one another and the Earth, so that our impact on others is benevolent and good.”

World Way Earth Treats Impact Gentle Benevolent Intertwined

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“I absolutely do believe that we need to not be so myopic. We ought to throw open widely the windows on the world in order to learn more about it.”

World Needs Believe Order Ought Window Myopic

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“I think we could benefit from world history that is specifically taught in a multi-faceted fashion that allows for an understanding that perspectives on truth can be very different. I'm an advocate of an approach that endeavors to foster empathy and which tries to find a common humanity across the divide.”

Thinking World Trying Different Humanity Understanding Common Fashion Taught Perspective Benefits Approach Empathy Endeavor Divides World History Common Humanity

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“That's a powerful way to love, when you accept your children, however they emerge, with all their peculiarities.”

Way Children Powerful Accepting Our Children Your Children

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“Children come into the world with a lot of personality already imbedded in them.”

World Children Personality

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something and have a certain optimism.”

Needs Believe Hard Enough Certain Order Successful Hard Work Optimism

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“Faith and optimism come from love.”

Optimism

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

“Being a parent has become incredibly important to me. I never knew how much I would be altered by my children. I would like to be remembered by them in much the way I remember my mom: as loving and kind.”

Way Kind Children Important Would Be Remember Parent Mom My Mom My Children Remembered Altered Being A Parent Be Remembered By

Author:Maya Soetoro-Ng

About the Author

Born: August 15, 1970
Known for: Teacher
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