--- title: "18 House Quotes By Michelle Obama" description: "18 House quotes by Michelle Obama. Plus more from Michelle Obama and more House sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/michelle-obama-518_form_in-our-house-we-don-t-take-ourselves-too_2671766.jpg" --- > [In our house we don't take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/in-our-house-we-don-t-take-ourselves-too-seriously-and-laughter-is/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/michelle-obama-518_form_in-our-house-we-don-t-take-ourselves-too_2671766.jpg) > [When you're not engaged in the day-to-day struggles that everybody feels, you slowly start losing touch. And I think it's important for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/when-you-re-not-engaged-in-the-day-to-day-struggles-that-everybody/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/michelle-obama-518_house_when-you-re-not-engaged-in-the-day-to-da_753731.jpg) > [We need an adult in the White House. When making life-or-death, war-or-peace decisions, a president can't just pop off or lash out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-need-an-adult-in-the-white-house-when-making-life-or-death-war-or/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/michelle-obama-518_adult_we-need-an-adult-in-the-white-house-when_2396862.jpg) > [My view is that if you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the White House. Can't do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/my-view-is-that-if-you-can-t-run-your-own-house-you-certainly-can-t/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/michelle-obama-518_house_my-view-is-that-if-you-can-t-run-your-ow_2482062.jpg) > [ This year's \[2016\] White House holiday theme is "The Gift of the Holidays," and our decorations reflect some of our greatest gifts… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/this-year-s-2016-white-house-holiday-theme-is-the-gift-of-the/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/michelle-obama-518_decoration_this-year-s-2016-white-house-holiday-the_902908.jpg) > [Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys ... Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma's house ... and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/our-life-before-moving-to-washington-was-filled-with-simple-joys/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c7/michelle-obama-518_awake_our-life-before-moving-to-washington-was_1408540.jpg) > [I worked with Congress on legislation, gave speeches to CEOs, military generals and Hollywood executives. But I also worked to ensure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-worked-with-congress-on-legislation-gave-speeches-to-ceos-military/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/michelle-obama-518_communication_i-worked-with-congress-on-legislation-ga_1032925.jpg) > [This is really what the White House is all about. It’s the “People’s House.” It’s a place that is steeped in history,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/this-is-really-what-the-white-house-is-all-about-it-s-the-people-s/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb0/michelle-obama-518_feels_this-is-really-what-the-white-house-is-a_1529199.jpg) > [Celebrating the holidays in the White House over these past eight years has been a true privilege. We've been able to welcome…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/celebrating-the-holidays-in-the-white-house-over-these-past-eight/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/michelle-obama-518_able_celebrating-the-holidays-in-the-white-ho_1473563.jpg) > [Selfishly, working with kids gives me joy - it makes me feel like my life has a purpose. And I thought, Imagine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/selfishly-working-with-kids-gives-me-joy-it-makes-me-feel-like-my/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/michelle-obama-518_giving_selfishly-working-with-kids-gives-me-joy_2755334.jpg) > [One reason we planted the White House vegetable garden was to set an example about what food can mean, but to also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/one-reason-we-planted-the-white-house-vegetable-garden-was-to-set-an/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a7/michelle-obama-518_care_one-reason-we-planted-the-white-house-ve_2771167.jpg) > [We have to design policies that have meaningful impacts on the quality of life of women and families. And that's something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-have-to-design-policies-that-have-meaningful-impacts-on-the/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/michelle-obama-518_balance_we-have-to-design-policies-that-have-mea_1077246.jpg) > [I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-talk-about-the-food-issue-i-m-really-coming-at-it-from-pre-white/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/michelle-obama-518_busy_i-talk-about-the-food-issue-i-m-really-c_1433471.jpg) > [I've said this time and again: My greatest concern coming into the White House was making sure my girls came out whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-ve-said-this-time-and-again-my-greatest-concern-coming-into-the/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a3/michelle-obama-518_house_i-ve-said-this-time-and-again-my-greates_147431.jpg) > [ Moving \[to the White House\], whatever stresses would be on my husband and me, we could handle; we are grown-ups. But it… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/moving-to-the-white-house-whatever-stresses-would-be-on-my-husband/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/michelle-obama-518_breathe_moving-to-the-white-house-whatever-stres_3171079.jpg) > [In fact, in the last job I had before coming to the White House - I remember this clearly - I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/in-fact-in-the-last-job-i-had-before-coming-to-the-white-house-i/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/michelle-obama-518_babysitting_in-fact-in-the-last-job-i-had-before-com_1585791.jpg) > [I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves, and I watch my daughters - two beautiful, intelligent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-wake-up-every-morning-in-a-house-that-was-built-by-slaves-and-i/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/michelle-obama-518_beautiful_i-wake-up-every-morning-in-a-house-that_3106830.jpg) > [To be able to do it in the warmth and - of the White House and to do it around people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/to-be-able-to-do-it-in-the-warmth-and-of-the-white-house-and-to-do-it/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/michelle-obama-518_able_to-be-able-to-do-it-in-the-warmth-and-of_2969511.jpg) ## Other authors on House ## 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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/it-s-hard-to-change-adults-and-it-s-hard-to-change-it-from-a/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [ 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.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/the-president-barack-obama-asked-for-a-commitment-of-i-think-100-000/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [You work hard for what you want in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/you-work-hard-for-what-you-want-in-life/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [We must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward my husband,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-must-once-again-come-together-and-stand-together-for-the-man-we/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-re-starting-to-see-as-the-economy-improves-that-the-unemployment/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/there-s-so-much-going-on-in-the-healthcare-system-that-makes-it/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/in-the-10-cities-with-the-nation-s-highest-obesity-rates-the-direct/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/what-i-admire-most-about-hillary-is-that-she-never-buckles-under/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/a-lot-of-young-people-think-they-re-invincible-but-the-truth-is-young/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/one-of-the-lessons-that-i-grew-up-with-was-to-always-stay-true-to/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-have-never-felt-more-confident-in-myself-more-clear-on-who-i-am-as/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [ We got a commitment that 3 million nurses are going to be trained to better identify these signs \[of PTSD\], because, you know, when… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-got-a-commitment-that-3-million-nurses-are-going-to-be-trained-to/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/we-re-our-kids-first-and-best-role-models-so-the-first-question-is/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-ve-always-tried-to-make-sure-that-what-i-do-really-connects-with/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) > [I know from experience that if I truly want to leave a better world for my daughters, and all of our sons and daughters;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/i-know-from-experience-that-if-i-truly-want-to-leave-a-better-world/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/house/michelle-obama/#itemlist", "name": "18 House Quotes By Michelle Obama", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In our house we don't take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a marriage.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michelle Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/in-our-house-we-don-t-take-ourselves-too-seriously-and-laughter-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/michelle-obama-518_form_in-our-house-we-don-t-take-ourselves-too_2671766.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/michelle-obama-518_form_in-our-house-we-don-t-take-ourselves-too_2671766.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/michelle-obama-518_form_in-our-house-we-don-t-take-ourselves-too_2671766.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In our house we don't take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a…” — Michelle Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're not engaged in the day-to-day struggles that everybody feels, you slowly start losing touch. 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