K.Michelle Quotes

I think any family would, any mother would their children.

I've always been a closet jock, but when I got married and had kids, that fell by the wayside.

I am a sleeper. When you wake up at 4:30 in the morning to do a workout, you're sleepy at 8 in the evening. By 10 o'clock at the latest, I'm in bed.

I think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics.

I know what makes me happy. I pick the clothes that make me happy - sometimes people like them, sometimes they don't. I try to listen to my own internal guide.

I try to tell young people to get in shape now, because it's easier. If you're 30 and want to drop 10 pounds, all you have to do is just walk.

When I was younger, I could eat whatever I wanted, as long as I exercised; or if I didn't exercise and just watched what I ate, I'd maintain. Now I have to do both.

I always want to be on the cusp of being in the best shape that I can be. What I'm discovering is that the older you get, the more work you have to do to stay there.

My happiness is measured against my kids' happiness - when they're in a good place, I feel really good.

Happiness for me is when my kids are good and when my family is whole.

Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much. They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had much more than they did, in fact, they admired it.

My goal is to be a great-looking 70-year-old! I won't mind being 70, but I want people to say, "You're 70?"

Gardening has increased, community gardens have increased significantly. There are 50 percent more community gardens right here in Washington DC.

Today Jazz music is performed & listened to by people of all ethnicity, backgrounds, ages & creeds.

I know what it feels like to struggle to get the education that you need.

Start, as parents, with yourselves, number one.

I was blessed throughout my entire career. I had people rooting for me. It started with my parents, but it extended to almost every teacher that I had.

My view is that if you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the White House. Can't do it.

I've seen how the issues that come across a president's desk are always the hard ones - the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer.

Just keep focusing on the work that you're doing. Focus on what's in front of you today. And don't read the papers, just go campaign. Just do your thing. Talk to people directly

'Let's Move!' is not about having government tell people what to do, because government doesn't have all the answers.

I've always tried to make sure that what I do really connects with the broader agenda of what my husband is trying to do.

Throughout my life, I've learned to make choices that make me happy and make sense for me. Even my husband is happier when I'm happy.

I'm varying my workouts so it's not just cardio but also includes moves to maintain my flexibility.

I would be depressed if I felt I could never eat the things that I love. I also don't want my girls to be obsessed about food.

It's hard to make speeches with your hair in your face!

I've always been a closet jock. With exercising, the more you do it, the more you get into it. And the more you see results, the more you're pushing for the next level.

A lot of young people think they're invincible, but the truth is young people are knuckleheads... Now young people can get insurance for as little as $50 a month, less than the cost of gym shoes.

I mean, hope doesn't get actualized in three and a half years. If that were the case, we'd be out of luck as a country.

And the first thing we have to do is vote. Hey, no, not just once in a while. Not just when my husband or somebody you like is on the ballot. But in every election at every level, all of the time.

Fear is the loneliest feeling. You can be in a throng of people, but if you're afraid, you're on your own.

Men like that - when they know they won't be found out - they will do anything.

There's always a choice,' said Torak, and walked backward off the cliff.

Vengeance burns,Torak." said Fin-Kedinn as the river bore him away. "It burns your heart. It makes the pain worse. Dont let that happen to you.

Sometimes there's no warning. Nothing at all.

How odd, that light should prevent one from seeing.

If you're working on something that isn't very demanding, isn't very fulfilling, then you have all this energy to burn, and you can go crazy.

If you think hitting 40 is liberating, wait until you hit 50; and I was surprised at how liberating it was. The anticipation of something is always much worse than the reality.

There are certain scenes you do in a movie that are like catching a wave, and you leave work feeling elated - almost as though you've purged something. That's rare, but you do live for those moments.

Women are brought up to think it's acceptable to pay attention to their faces. Men translate their discomfort into their behavior.

Actually, I think that turning 29 was more difficult, because once I turned 29, I anticipated 30 for the whole year, so by the time 30 came around it really wasn't that bad.

Men do not take to vanity, because they are taught at an early age that it is wrong to be vain.

Acting is kind of brutal.

I am basically very private, and I'm really nervous about doing publicity.

You know what I'd like to do? I'd like to play a bag lady.

When I was very young I never thought I was attractive, because I was a tomboy and I was always the biggest girl in the class.

People who are rude to waiters... I don't like that sort of thing. People who take cuts in line... it doesn't fly!

You've got each other's back. I think if everyone shows up with that attitude, then everybody has a great time, and I think the work is better as well.

I've been working since I was 14, and my father, being very conservative, has always been strict about my having a savings account.

I don't really know what Hollywood is. I've never really known.