Michelle Obama Quotes

And what has been just completely heart warming is to see that people are really hungry for something different.

Style helps distinguish you . . . It's a great potential opportunity that people tend to leave by the wayside

Slowly but surely, we're beginning to turn the tide on childhood obesity in America. Together, we are inspiring leaders from every sector to take ownership of this issue.

Another suggestion is to cook a meal, maybe not every night, but a couple more times a week than you usually do. That way you have leftovers, and you take your lunch to work.

I never thought I'd be on Sesame Street with Elmo and Big Bird. I'm still thrilled. I'm on a high.

For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measureable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic one child, one family, and one community at a time.

I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he's going to do, even when it's hard - especially when it's hard.

You work hard for what you want in life.

I'm not a big fan of young kids having Facebook. It's not something they need. It's not necessary.

One of the things that attracted me to Barack [Obama] was his emotional honesty. Right off the bat he said what he felt. There are no games with him - he is who he appears to be.

Ultimately this issue is on us. We're the ones who make the decisions about what our kids eat.

I hate fund-raising. Haaaaate it. Hate, hate it.

We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.

You've got to keep your body active, even if that means just turning on some music and dancing for an hour. ...That's how you;ll prepare your bodies and your minds for greatness.

Millions of Americans who know that Barack understands their dreams; that Barack will fight for people like them; and that Barack will finally bring the change we need.

Barack didn't pledge riches, only a life that would be interesting. On that promise he delivered.

America is just downright mean.

We're all bombarded with so many dietary messages that it's hard to find time to sort through all this information, but we do have time to take a look at our kids' plates.

So we know that it's not enough for us to simply encourage more people to study abroad. We also need to make sure that they can actually afford it.

The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.

Every elected official on this planet should understand - don't play with our children, don't do it.

Don't worry about what candidates have done or said, just vote for the Democrats. Then, afterwards, you can go eat fried chicken.

At the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.

For me exercise is more than just physical, it’s therapeutic.

Hope is necessary. It's a necessary concept. And Barack Obama didn't just talk about hope because he thought it was just a nice slogan to get votes.

But we need a medical community that's trained and knowledgeable and working on advancement.

Even my husband is happier when I'm happy. He has always said, "You figure out what you want to do," because he's discovered that personal happiness is connected to everything.

People want to feel hopeful.

I think I'm probably more typical of the average American who doesn't have a connection to a military community.

I tell my kids, 'I am thinking about you every other minute of my day.'

Fashion is about so much more than just a pretty pair of pumps or the perfect hemline. For so many people across the country, it is a calling, it is a career, and it's a way they feed their families.

It should be fun introducing kids to fruits and vegetables. If you start young, it will be something that they'll attach to really quickly.

When you walk through that door of opportunity you don't slam it shut behind you.

You see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still 'mom-in-chief.' My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.

There's no expert on this planet who says that the government telling people what to do actually does any good with this issue, this is going to require an effort on everyone's part.

Childhood obesity issue is critically important to me because it's critically important to the health and success of our kids, and of this nation, ultimately.

My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes.

To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.

That's where you just have to get creative. There are all these trampoline parks and there's bowling and there's roller skating.

My kids are normal. If they could eat burgers and fries and ice cream every day, they would. And so would I. But that doesn't sustain us.

We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.

For me, as a mother, I am just, you know, I just can't put into words how important it is for every American, for every mother, for every person in this country, to have healthcare.

I think if I weren't married to [Barack Obama], I'd want him to be in there.

Politics is a waste of time.

Some of my best memories are sitting on my dad's lap, cheering on Olga and Nadia, Carl Lewis and others for their brilliance and perfection.

Investing in girls' education is the very best thing we can do, not just for our daughters and granddaughters, but for their families, their communities, and their countries.

There's so much going on in the healthcare system that makes it difficult for women to really have a strong economic hold if insurance is always an issue.

Doing the impossible is the history of this nation. It is how this country was built

We're going to have to change our traditions, our history.

Good health is multifaceted - it's physical, it's internal, it's my diet, and my emotional state. It's all tied in together.