We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
My dad was a pump operator at the city water plant, and he didn't earn much money. But he was determined to… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Every day, the people I meet inspire me... every day, they make me proud... every day they remind me how blessed we… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
The work-life balance is a harsh reality for so many women, who are forced every day to make impossible choices. Do they… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Every day, through engagement in the arts, our children learn to open their imagination, to dream just a little bigger and to… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
The difference between us and them, between you and success, is not that you never fail, but it's how you recover from… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
My kids are normal. If they could eat burgers and fries and ice cream every day, they would. And so would I.… — 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