This year, 1.7 million young people will be participating in Olympic and Paralympic sports in their communities-many of them for the very… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I didn't just start with ...local city officials because I knew that they would understand the problem. I started with them because… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
When I was little, I wanted to be a mother, because that's who I saw. I saw my mom caring for me.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share 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… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We don't need new discoveries or new inventions to reverse this trend. We have the tools at our disposal to reverse it.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We all grew up in communities with grandmothers who cooked two, three vegetables that you had to eat. There was no ifs,… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I'm trolling through the recesses of my mind for the things I did with my kids when they used to like to… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
When the average child is now spending nearly eight hours a day in front of some kind of screen, many of their… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
With this new initiative, Disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the United States. And what… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We are living in a time where we just don't have enough time. People are rushed. They're over worked, over scheduled. Not… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Some kids have never seen what a real tomato looks like off the vine. They don't know where a cucumber comes from.… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We can all agree that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, all children should have the basic nutrition they need to learn… — 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
I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves, and I watch my daughters - two beautiful, intelligent… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop… — 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
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