When women and girls rise, their communities and their countries rise with them — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I would be depressed if I felt I could never eat the things that I love. I also don't want my girls… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We need all hands on deck, and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in science, technology,… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I tell this to my girls all the time: This journey we're on is a once - in - a - lifetime… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish. — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I am so tired of fear. And I don't want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop the promise inside of her. — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
My children are very blessed… That's why I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We're gathering a group of women around the administration to serve over a longer period of time as mentors to girls in… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Exercise is really important to me - it's therapeutic. So if I'm ever feeling tense or stressed or like I'm about to… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
The biggest obstacle facing girls is education, education, education. There are too many kids who think high school is a pit stop… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Investing in girls' education is the very best thing we can do, not just for our daughters and granddaughters, but for their… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
My first job in all honesty is going to continue to be mom-in-chief. Making sure that in this transition, which will be… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
When I get up and work out, I'm working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Sometimes the issue is about whether families and communities think girls are even worthy of an education in the first place. It's… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I had the honor of meeting a young Pakistani woman named Malala Yousafzai, who was shot and nearly killed just for trying… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
My husband and I make physical activity a priority in our lives, and our daughters love being active as well. And while… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I come here today as a Christian, a person of faith who believes we've all been called to serve our fellow men… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Let Girls Learn issue has always been personal for me. I grew up in a working-class neighborhood on the South Side of… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in my position. I see how little… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I love french fries, I like a good burger, and I like pie. And that's okay. I would be depressed if I… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
If we truly believe that every girl in every corner of the globe is worthy of an education as our own daughters… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I was an incredibly devoted student, and I would often wake up at 4 or 5 in the morning to study. But… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position. — Michelle Obama Copy Share
The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
We must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward my husband,… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
We're starting to see, as the economy improves, that the unemployment rate among veterans and military spouses - we're seeing some improvement in those… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
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… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50 million per… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
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… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
We got a commitment that 3 million nurses are going to be trained to better identify these signs [of PTSD], because, you know, when… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad doing every… — Michelle Obama Copy Share
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. — Michelle Obama Copy Share
I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all of our sons and daughters;… — Michelle Obama Copy Share