--- title: "13 Careers Quotes By Michelle Obama" description: "13 Careers quotes by Michelle Obama. Plus more from Michelle Obama and more Careers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/michelle-obama-518_balance_you-can-be-a-good-mom-and-still-work-out_2278051.jpg" --- > [You can be a good mom and still work out, get your rest, have a career - or not. My mother encouraged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/you-can-be-a-good-mom-and-still-work-out-get-your-rest-have-a-career/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/michelle-obama-518_balance_you-can-be-a-good-mom-and-still-work-out_2278051.jpg) > [I think employers need help in understanding how to translate a military career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-think-employers-need-help-in-understanding-how-to-translate-a/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/michelle-obama-518_career_i-think-employers-need-help-in-understan_780821.jpg) > [I joke that I stick with the job because it covers my insurance, but the reality is that my career has always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-joke-that-i-stick-with-the-job-because-it-covers-my-insurance-but/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c6/michelle-obama-518_career_i-joke-that-i-stick-with-the-job-because_1698965.jpg) > [There are many different ways that a military person's career can be translated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/there-are-many-different-ways-that-a-military-person-s-career-can-be/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/michelle-obama-518_careers_there-are-many-different-ways-that-a-mil_1171388.jpg) > [We need all hands on deck, and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in science, technology,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-need-all-hands-on-deck-and-that-means-clearing-hurdles-for-women/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/628/michelle-obama-518_careers_we-need-all-hands-on-deck-and-that-means_756424.jpg) > [I was blessed throughout my entire career. I had people rooting for me. It started with my parents, but it extended to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-was-blessed-throughout-my-entire-career-i-had-people-rooting-for-me-2/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/michelle-obama-518_blessed_i-was-blessed-throughout-my-entire-caree_2445266.jpg) > [Fashion is about so much more than just a pretty pair of pumps or the perfect hemline. For so many people across…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/fashion-is-about-so-much-more-than-just-a-pretty-pair-of-pumps-or-the/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/michelle-obama-518_calling_fashion-is-about-so-much-more-than-just_2225744.jpg) > [Earlier in my college career, there was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the Black community I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/earlier-in-my-college-career-there-was-no-doubt-in-my-mind-that-as-a/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/michelle-obama-518_benefits_earlier-in-my-college-career-there-was-n_2590680.jpg) > [But, as potentially the first African American first lady, I was also the focus of another set of questions and speculations; conversations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/but-as-potentially-the-first-african-american-first-lady-i-was-also/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/269/michelle-obama-518_african-american_but-as-potentially-the-first-african-ame_1511224.jpg) > [ I mean, that's the least we should do for these men and women \[veterans and military spouses\], is to make sure they… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-mean-that-s-the-least-we-should-do-for-these-men-and-women-veterans/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/michelle-obama-518_able_i-mean-that-s-the-least-we-should-do-for_2170003.jpg) > [Fashion is not just about what we wear, but...fashion is also a business. It is an art, it's a career that involves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/fashion-is-not-just-about-what-we-wear-but-fashion-is-also-a-business/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/michelle-obama-518_accounting_fashion-is-not-just-about-what-we-wear-b_3116814.jpg) > [I mean, let's take the average spouse. You know, you show up in an employer's, you know, office, and it's shown that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-mean-let-s-take-the-average-spouse-you-know-you-show-up-in-an/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/michelle-obama-518_able_i-mean-let-s-take-the-average-spouse-you_2577004.jpg) > [And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/and-in-my-own-life-in-my-own-small-way-i-ve-tried-to-give-back-to/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/michelle-obama-518_age_and-in-my-own-life-in-my-own-small-way-i_1890164.jpg) ## Other authors on Careers ## More by Michelle Obama > [It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/it-s-hard-to-change-adults-and-it-s-hard-to-change-it-from-a/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [ 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.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/the-president-barack-obama-asked-for-a-commitment-of-i-think-100-000/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [You work hard for what you want in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/you-work-hard-for-what-you-want-in-life/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [We must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward my husband,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-must-once-again-come-together-and-stand-together-for-the-man-we/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-re-starting-to-see-as-the-economy-improves-that-the-unemployment/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/there-s-so-much-going-on-in-the-healthcare-system-that-makes-it/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/in-the-10-cities-with-the-nation-s-highest-obesity-rates-the-direct/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/what-i-admire-most-about-hillary-is-that-she-never-buckles-under/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/a-lot-of-young-people-think-they-re-invincible-but-the-truth-is-young/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/one-of-the-lessons-that-i-grew-up-with-was-to-always-stay-true-to/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-have-never-felt-more-confident-in-myself-more-clear-on-who-i-am-as/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [ We got a commitment that 3 million nurses are going to be trained to better identify these signs \[of PTSD\], because, you know, when… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-got-a-commitment-that-3-million-nurses-are-going-to-be-trained-to/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-re-our-kids-first-and-best-role-models-so-the-first-question-is/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-ve-always-tried-to-make-sure-that-what-i-do-really-connects-with/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all of our sons and daughters;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-know-from-experience-that-if-i-truly-want-to-leave-a-better-world/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careers/michelle-obama/#itemlist", "name": "13 Careers Quotes By Michelle Obama", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can be a good mom and still work out, get your rest, have a career - or not. 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Was I too loud, or too angry, or too emasculating? 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