Michelle Obama Quotes - Page 13

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• My happiness is measured against my kids' happiness - when they're in a good place, I feel really good.

  Michelle Obama

  Kids, Feels, Good Place

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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 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 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 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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• In fact, in the last job I had before coming to the White House - I remember this clearly - I was on maternity leave with Sasha, still trying to figure out what to do with my life, and I got a call for an interview for this position, a senior position at the hospitals. And I thought, okay, here we go. So I had to scramble to look for babysitting, and couldn't find one.

  Michelle Obama

  Senior, Jobs, White

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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 tremendous loss. And we all have to rally around that piece of it.

  Michelle Obama

  Loss, Grieving, Sight

  Source: www.wbur.org

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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 that. And I totally agree with him.

  Michelle Obama

  Husband, Believe, Thinking

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• I don't have the stressful job. Barack Obama does.

  Michelle Obama

  Jobs, Doe, Stressful

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• I have the privilege of working on the issues that I choose and the issues that I feel most passionate about. It's been a privilege.

  Michelle Obama

  Issues, Passionate, Privilege

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• To be able to do it in the warmth and - of the White House and to do it around people who do care about my kids in a country that has been respectful of my children and their privacy, it has been less stressful than I would have imagined for me.

  Michelle Obama

  Country, Children, Kids

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• The president's job is a lot harder. And that's why I'm working hard to get him re-elected, because he's handled himself with a level of grace and poise that not many people could given the challenges that he's faced.

  Michelle Obama

  Jobs, People, Grace

  Source: www.wbur.org

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

  Michelle Obama

  Mother, Children, Thinking

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• I was an incredibly devoted student, and I would often wake up at 4 or 5 in the morning to study. But even so, there were still people who thought that a girl like me with a background like mine wasn't really "college material."

  Michelle Obama

  Girl, Morning, College

  Source: www.teenvogue.com

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• I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with a busy husband, a very demanding job and two little kids to feed.... I had to learn what it means to feed and care for your kids in a country where fast food is abundant, where time is a rarity, where eating out is a trend, because families are so busy.... Yes, I'm First Lady, but I know the struggles.

  Michelle Obama

  Country, Mother, Husband

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I was blessed throughout my entire career. I had people rooting for me. It started with my parents, but it extended to almost every teacher that I had.

  Michelle Obama

  Teacher, Blessed, People

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• One thing that I've learned from male role models is that they don't hesitate to invest in themselves, with the view that, if I'm healthy and happy, I'm going to be a better support to my spouse and children. And I've found that to be the case: Once my kids were settled, the next thing I did was take care of my own health and sanity. And made sure that I was exercising and felt good about myself. I'd bring that energy to everything else that I did, the career, relationship, on and on and on.

  Michelle Obama

  Children, Kids, Exercise

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions, particularly when you're the First Lady; you're representing the nation. I've tried to be at peace with the choices that I make first, and then be open to everyone else's reflection.

  Michelle Obama

  Reflection, People, Choices

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• You shouldn't be in a relationship with somebody who doesn't make you completely happy and make you feel whole. And if you're in that relationship and you're dating, then my advice is, don't get married.

  Michelle Obama

  Dating, Advice, Married

  Source: www.glamour.com

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

  Michelle Obama

  Priorities, My Family

  Source: www.glamour.com

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