The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women. — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Barack, like any leader, is human. And, you know, our challenges in this country isn't finding the next person who's gonna deliver… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Truly 1 percent of this country serves and protects the freedoms of the other 99 percent of us, so many of us… — 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
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
Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it - and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity,… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We need a president who will choose to do what's best for the country, even when it doesn't personally benefit them. — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I mean, hope doesn't get actualized in three and a half years. If that were the case, we'd be out of luck… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I want to send a very clear message to the men and women who are wearing - or who have worn -… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
The arts can enrich all of us in this nation as individuals. The arts can enrich all of our communities and the… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
During the first campaign, one of my jobs as my husband's spouse was to travel around the country and really listen to… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
While I believed deeply in my husband's vision for this country... and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President... like… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Every Thanksgiving, Barack sits down to call some of our troops and thank them for their service. When he tells me about… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
As always, many of our troops are far from home this [Christmas] time of year, and their families are serving and sacrificing… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
When women and girls rise, their communities and their countries rise with them — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Doing the impossible is the history of this nation. It is how this country was built — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love then surely, surely we… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Being president isn't anything like reality TV. It's not about sending insulting tweets or making fiery speeches; it's about whether or not… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 million per… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image