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Michelle Obama

(1964) Sociologist United States

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Michelle Obama is a sociologist from the United States, best known for Becoming.

Quick Facts About Michelle Obama

Born: January 17, 1964
Nationality: United States
Profession: Sociologist
Notable works: Becoming
Spouse: Q76

About Michelle Obama

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American attorney and author who served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, married to President Barack Obama.

Awards & Honors

National Women's Hall of Fame Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording BBC 100 Women honorary degree from Spelman College Women of the Year

Quotes by Michelle Obama · Page 4

If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion

Fashion

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

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Success isn't about how much money you make. It's about the difference you make in people's lives.

Differences

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Meryl Streep is exactly as awesome as you would imagine Meryl Streep to be.

Awesome

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Here in America, we don't give in to our fears. We don't build up walls to keep people out.

America

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

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just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who think diffenrently...

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

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

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We're all bombarded with so many dietary messages that it's hard to find time to sort through all this information, but we…

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We as parents are our children's first and best role models, and this is particularly true when it comes to their health.…

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I felt, as a lawyer, when I was mentoring and working with kids, that I gained a level of groundedness that I…

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Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts and math and provides students with the skills to creatively…

Academic

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

Best memories

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We need all hands on deck, and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in science, technology,…

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Barack puts on his suit and tie [and] he's out the door — I'm getting my hair, makeup, the kids, I gotta…

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“You can tell yourself that the uneven ground you've had to traverse has made you nimble, and you may feel better for…

Inequality

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African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop…

African american

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Fashion is not just about what we wear, but...fashion is also a business. It is an art, it's a career that involves…

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You see, even though back then Barack was a senator and a presidential candidate, to me, he was still the guy who'd…

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I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves, and I watch my daughters - two beautiful, intelligent…

Beautiful

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One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not…

Athlete

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I look at how my kids view exercise. They have a complete understanding that nutrition and exercise go hand in hand. I…

Attention

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I want to send a very clear message to the men and women who are wearing - or who have worn -…

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Remember, it is not about voting for the perfect candidate - there is no such thing. Presidents are human.

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To me, with age, everything has gotten better. You have way more control; you know yourself better.

Age

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You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.

Decision

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I tell this to my girls all the time: This journey we're on is a once - in - a - lifetime…

Girl

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Service is a limitless opportunity, it is the reason why we breathe.

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

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Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.

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Believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.

Badass

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

Age

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I feel fortunate as a woman to have a husband who loves me and shows me in every way.

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We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.

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Oh, I can't play soccer, and I'm not a great swimmer. I won't drown, but you won't see me doing laps in…

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There is nothing more important to this nation's future than investing in our young people.

Education

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I was too worried about the grades and I should have been more worried about learning.

Anxiety

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Our job is, first and foremost, to make sure our family is whole.

Family

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In our house we don't take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a marriage.

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Michelle Obama by topic

People (81) Kids (60) Children (56) Country (44) Time (40) Family (38) Thinking (36) Life (34) Food (34) Marriage (32) School (28) Health (27) Child obesity (27) Parenting (26)