Michelle Obama Quotes - Page 12

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• We need to support Mary Burke for Governor!

  Michelle Obama

  Support, Needs, Mary

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• I've seen how the issues that come across a president's desk are always the hard ones - the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer.

  Michelle Obama

  Data, Numbers, Issues

  Remarks at a Campaign Event, www.whitehouse.gov. September 13, 2012.

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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 I know I can speak passionately about because whether I'm in the White House as First Lady, as long as I have kids and I'm trying to have a life, I'm gonna be trying to make this balance work...

  Michelle Obama

  Meaningful, Kids, Impact

  "Michelle Obama: The Full Interview". Interview with Katie Couric, www.cbsnews.com. February 15, 2008.

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• For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measureable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic one child, one family, and one community at a time.

  Michelle Obama

  Children, Epidemics, Obesity Epidemic

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• Over the years I've become more confident in people's ability to recognize a good thing.

  Michelle Obama

  Years, People, Good Things

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• 'Let's Move!' is not about having government tell people what to do, because government doesn't have all the answers.

  Michelle Obama

  Moving, Government, People

  "Michelle Obama: 'Let's Move' program not about 'having government tell people what to do'". thehill.com. March 12, 2012.

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• Another suggestion is to cook a meal, maybe not every night, but a couple more times a week than you usually do. That way you have leftovers, and you take your lunch to work.

  Michelle Obama

  Couple, Night, Lunch

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• Sometimes, it's just easier to say yes to that extra snack or dessert, because frankly, it is exhausting to keep saying no. It's exhausting to plead with our kids to eat just one more bite of vegetables.

  Michelle Obama

  Kids, Vegetables, Snacks

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• One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not born superstar athletes ... Many of them started out just like many of you-playing on a team at school, or just kicking a ball around on the playground with their friends. But they stuck with it. And I tell this to my girls all the time. I mean, you get to the point when ... things you enjoy ... start getting hard-that's when you know you're getting good, and you have to stick through it.

  Michelle Obama

  Soccer, Girl, Stars

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• This year, 1.7 million young people will be participating in Olympic and Paralympic sports in their communities-many of them for the very first time. And that is so important, because sometimes all it takes is that first lesson, or clinic, or class to get a child excited about a new sport. This summer, together with our children, we can support Team USA not just by cheering them on, but by striving to live up to the example they set.

  Michelle Obama

  Summer, Sports, Cheer

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• I want to feel like the things I did made a difference. That's one of the reasons I spend time greeting people on rope lines, because I'm always thinking, 'Maybe this interaction, particularly if I'm meeting kids, will change someone's life.' That's how I think about the work I do as First Lady. It's a rare spotlight. I want to make sure I don't waste it.

  Michelle Obama

  Kids, Thinking, Differences

  Source: www.people.com

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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 make sure health care is available for every American - and to make sure that every child in this nation has a world-class education all the way from preschool to college.

  Michelle Obama

  Running, Children, War

  Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 25 August 2008, INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

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• 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.

  Michelle Obama

  Husband, Trying, Agendas

  "Michelle Obama: Your First Lady (Special Recognition)". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 2, 2009.

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• When I was little, I wanted to be a mother, because that's who I saw. I saw my mom caring for me. I didn't play doctor. I didn't play lawyer. I didn't have those visions until I was in college, meeting people who were doing those things. That's why we're trying to encourage moms, teachers, fathers, to be that presence in their children's lives, in their communities, because it really makes a difference.

  Michelle Obama

  Mom, Mother, Teacher

  "Michelle Obama: Your First Lady (Special Recognition)". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 2, 2009.

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• With this new initiative, Disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the United States. And what I hope every company will do going forward when it comes to the ads they show and the food they sell they're asking themselves one simple question: Is this good for our kids?

  Michelle Obama

  Children, Kids, Simple

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• And the first thing we have to do is vote. Hey, no, not just once in a while. Not just when my husband or somebody you like is on the ballot. But in every election at every level, all of the time.

  Michelle Obama

  Husband, Hey, Levels

  Tuskegee University Commencement Address, delivered 09 May 2015, Tuskegee, Alabama

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• I think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics.

  Michelle Obama

  Tired, Thinking, People

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• I know what makes me happy. I pick the clothes that make me happy - sometimes people like them, sometimes they don't. I try to listen to my own internal guide.

  Michelle Obama

  Clothes, People, Trying

  "Michelle Obama's tips for being happy, healthy". Interview with Liz Vaccariello, www.today.com. October 5, 2009.

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• I love french fries, I like a good burger, and I like pie. And that's okay. I would be depressed if I felt I could never eat the things that I love. I also don't want my girls to be obsessed about food. We don't have a "no junk food" rule - I just want them to think about their choices.

  Michelle Obama

  Girl, Thinking, Pie

  "Michelle Obama's Rules for Staying Healthy and Happy". Interview with Liz Vaccariello, www.prevention.com. November 3, 2011.

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• I try to tell young people to get in shape now, because it's easier. If you're 30 and want to drop 10 pounds, all you have to do is just walk.

  Michelle Obama

  People, Trying, Shapes

  "Michelle Obama’s tips for being happy, healthy". Interview with Liz Vaccariello, www.today.com. October 5, 2009.

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• I always want to be on the cusp of being in the best shape that I can be. What I'm discovering is that the older you get, the more work you have to do to stay there.

  Michelle Obama

  Shapes, Want, Discovering

  "Michelle Obama's Rules for Staying Healthy and Happy". Interview with Liz Vaccariello, www.prevention.com. November 3, 2011.

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• I want the young people to pay attention because, see, back when I first met Barack, we started dating, he had everything going for him. All right, ladies, listen to this. This is what I want you to be looking for. Yes, he was handsome-still is. I think so. He was charming, talented, and oh-so smart, truly. But that is not why I married him. Now, see, I want the fellas to pay attention to this. You all listening? What truly made me fall in love with Barack Obama was his character. You hear me? It was his character. It was his decency, his honesty, his compassion and conviction.

  Michelle Obama

  Falling In Love, Honesty, Smart

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• No, I think that if he had known he would be president, he would have started dying his hair, like, 10 years ago. Now it's too late.

  Michelle Obama

  Thinking, Hair, Years

  "Obama Hair Dye Job Rumors Quashed" by Susan Donaldson James, abcnews.go.com. February 9, 2011.

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• So we know that it's not enough for us to simply encourage more people to study abroad. We also need to make sure that they can actually afford it.

  Michelle Obama

  Inspiration, People, Needs

  "Howard University Rethinks Academic Legacy". Speech, www.npr.org. January 27, 2011.

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• We as parents are our children's first and best role models, and this is particularly true when it comes to their health. ...We can't lie around on the couch eating French fries and candy bars and expect our kids to eat carrots and run around the block.

  Michelle Obama

  Running, Children, Block

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