It wasn’t until this presidential campaign that I became interested in politics, which is ironic since I have two attorney parents. However, although I had been around it my entire life, I was never able to fully understand it enough when I was younger. But now being that this is the first election I am able to vote in, I thought it was time to make a change.

In my personal opinion, watching the Republican and Democratic Conventions was so interesting. Listening to the different speakers taught me a lot more about the candidates and their respective parties. However, words spoken by Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama truly hit home for me.

"Strength relies on smarts, judgment, cool resolve and the precise and strategic application of power." -Hillary Clinton

"With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models." -Michelle Obama

"You have to keep working to make things better, even when the odds are long and the opposition is fierce." -Hillary Clinton

"None of us can raise a family, build a business, heal a community or lift a country totally alone." -Hillary Clinton

"When crisis hits, we don’t turn against each other -– no, we listen to each other. We lean on each other. Because we are always stronger together." -Michelle Obama

"America needs every one of us to lend our energy, our talents, our ambition to making our nation better and stronger." -Hillary Clinton

"Someone who understands that the issues (someone) faces are not black and white and cannot be boiled down to 140 characters." -Michelle Obama

"We usually focus on how it turned out - and not enough on how close that story came to never being written at all." -Hillary Clinton

"So 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." -Michelle Obama

The Democratic National Convention taught me a lot of things but so did these two positive influences. Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama have not only impressed us with their achievements but also their inspiring advice.