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
We need all hands on deck, and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in science, technology,… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
You've got to keep your body active, even if that means just turning on some music and dancing for an hour. ...That's… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
And that's why the president has asked the entire government to step up, on his part. I mean, there's - there are… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Much of what we do with our kids is social and that's good, and we shouldn't stop all that. I mean, how… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
One reason we planted the White House vegetable garden was to set an example about what food can mean, but to also… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I mean, that's the least we should do for these men and women [veterans and military spouses], is to make sure they… — 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
We have to remember that it's usually women who are making the health care decisions for their families.... True equality would mean… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
When you're really trying to make serious change, you don't want people to get caught up in emotion because change isn't emotion.… — 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
I mean, let's take the average spouse. You know, you show up in an employer's, you know, office, and it's shown that… — 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
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
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
![“I mean, that's the least we should do for these men and women [veterans and military spouses], is to make sure they come back to jobs that pay, to career opportunities, that these spouses are able to add a second income to their households, because these families do not have a lot of resources.” quote by Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e15/michelle-obama-518_able_i-mean-that-s-the-least-we-should-do-for_2170003.jpg)
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