Skip to content

Children Quotes by Michelle Obama

56 Children quotes by Michelle Obama

All Children quotes Michelle Obama’s page

Michelle Obama says every child has boundless promise, no matter where they come from or how much money they have. She stresses that investing in girls’ education benefits families, communities, and the whole country. She reminds us that personal happiness comes from our own actions, not from others’ behavior.

Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

I am only as good as my children are.

Image

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

Image

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

Image

Kids are watching us. I experience it every single day. They hang on my every word, what I wear, what I say.

Image

We can aim to create a culture, where kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.

Image

My happiness isn't connected to my husband's or my boss's or my children's behavior. You have control over your own actions, your…

Image

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

Image

I want kids to know: Don't wait for somebody to come along and tell you you're special. Because that may never happen.

Image

An educational foundation is only part of the equation. In order for creativity to flourish and imagination to take hold, we also…

Image

I want a president who will teach our children that everyone in this country matters, a president who truly believes in the…

Image

I am not asking anyone to take the fun out of childhood. As we all know, treats are one of the best…

Image

My role models were the people in my life. My mom, for sure. My dad. The teachers. For me, role-modeling was immediate,…

Image

See, that's why Barack's running: to end the war in Iraq responsibly - to build an economy that lifts every family, to…

Image

It's not about government telling people what to do. ... It's about each of us, in our own families, in our own…

Image

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

Image

To be able to do it in the warmth and - of the White House and to do it around people who…

Image

I'm trolling through the recesses of my mind for the things I did with my kids when they used to like to…

Image

We all grew up in communities with grandmothers who cooked two, three vegetables that you had to eat. There was no ifs,…

Image

We don't need new discoveries or new inventions to reverse this trend. We have the tools at our disposal to reverse it.…

Image

Fortunately, we have help from the media. I have to say this: I'm very grateful for the support and kindness that we've…

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

We can all agree that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, all children should have the basic nutrition they need to learn…

Image

It's all about patience and persistence - you often have to expose a child to a new food numerous times before he…

Image

My children are very blessed… That's why I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play…

Image

Every day, through engagement in the arts, our children learn to open their imagination, to dream just a little bigger and to…

Image

As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask…

Image

I want a president with a record of public service, someone whose life's work shows our children that we don't chase fame…

Image

Parents have a right to expect that their efforts at home won't be undone each day in the school cafeteria or in…

Image

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

Image

Child hunger and child obesity are really just two sides of the same coin. Both rob our children of the energy, the…

Image

And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago - by a father who was a blue-collar…

Image

What we know is that when girls don't go to school, they earn lower salaries. They get married earlier. They have higher…

Image

We believe that every single child has boundless promise, no matter who they are, where they come from, or how much money…

Image

What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary…

Image

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

Image

For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measureable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic…

Image

I'm asking myself, 'What do my girls, what do all our children deserve in their president? What kind of a president do…

Image

Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' Look at the heart.…

Image

Other authors on Children

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.

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.…

You work hard for what you want in life.

We must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward my husband,…

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…

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…

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…

What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has…

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…

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract…

I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my…

We got a commitment that 3 million nurses are going to be trained to better identify these signs [of PTSD], because, you know, when…

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…

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.

I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all of our sons and daughters;…