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Family Quotes by Michelle Obama

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Michelle Obama emphasizes that families shape health choices, and that women often lead those decisions. She stresses the importance of investing in girls’ education for the benefit of whole families and communities. She also highlights simple joys like Sunday dinner while urging policies that improve women’s quality of life.

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Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.

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

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My priority will be making sure my family is happy and settled.

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Our job is, first and foremost, to make sure our family is whole.

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Happiness for me is when my kids are good and when my family is whole.

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The one thing I believe is that families are off-limits. And I think my husband said it, and he was clear on…

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Our love, our gratitude, our admiration for our men and women in uniform, our veterans and their families - all of that…

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Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every…

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To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy…

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I like to talk about my obsession with french fries because I don't want people to think that 'Let's Move' is about…

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Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much. They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had…

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We all need to start making some changes to how our families eat. Now, everyone loves a good Sunday dinner. Me included.…

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I wish every American had an opportunity to sit down, to go to a base, to meet with families, to meet with…

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Sometimes the issue is about whether families and communities think girls are even worthy of an education in the first place. It's…

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We have to design policies that have meaningful impacts on the quality of life of women and families. And that's something that…

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

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

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There are folks who now know black families - like the Johnsons on 'Black-ish' or the folks on 'Modern Family.' They become…

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Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk…

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We have to remember that it's usually women who are making the health care decisions for their families… True equality would mean…

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The issues facing working women and their families are closest to my heart. I decided to focus intently on the challenges military…

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After I got out of law school and worked in a big law firm, I thought, there are so many kids like…

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It's important for us not to lose sight of the fact that this is a family that's grieving and there's been a…

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Fashion is about so much more than just a pretty pair of pumps or the perfect hemline. For so many people across…

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My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity,…

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Policies that support families aren't political issues. They're personal. They're the causes I carry with me every single day.

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

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I have to be in tune. All the time. I have to be in tune with my husband, where he is, how…

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One thing I just want to say to the military families - while you might not wear a uniform, I know -…

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We are living in a time where we just don't have enough time. People are rushed. They're over worked, over scheduled. Not…

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These are things that we hear from military families everywhere we go. But it - on PTSD, the thing that I want…

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Since we started the Let's Move! initiative, I've been looking for as many ways as possible to help families and kids lead…

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Barack and I were both raised by families who didnt have much in the way of money or material possessions but who…

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As always, many of our troops are far from home this [Christmas] time of year, and their families are serving and sacrificing…

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This year's [2016] White House holiday theme is "The Gift of the Holidays," and our decorations reflect some of our greatest gifts…

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My family didn't have a lot of money, so I worked my heart out to get my degrees. But the minute I…

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As we've seen time and again, women and girls who are out there working, they are truly force multipliers, spreading opportunity through…

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When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave…

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It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position.

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You work hard for what you want in life.

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

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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;…