Michelle Obama Quotes - Page 14

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• Barack puts on his suit and tie [and] he's out the door — I'm getting my hair, makeup, the kids, I gotta brush their hair. You know, he's always looking like 'where are you? where are you going?' But yeah, you know — it's fun to look pretty.

  Michelle Obama

  Fun, Kids, Makeup

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• We have to make sure that our kids still feel good about themselves no matter what their weight, no matter how they feel. We need to make sure that our kids know that we love them no matter who they are, what they look like, what they're eating.

  Michelle Obama

  Kids, Feel Good, Needs

  Remarks by the First Lady at "Let's Move" Town Hall Event, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 7, 2010.

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• I mean, hope doesn't get actualized in three and a half years. If that were the case, we'd be out of luck as a country.

  Michelle Obama

  Country, Mean, Years

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• People have notions of what a wife's role should be in this process, and it's been a traditional one of blind adoration. My model is a little different - I think most real marriages are.

  Michelle Obama

  Real, Thinking, People

  Michelle Obama, Lisa Rogak (2009). “Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words”, p.125, PublicAffairs

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• Kids who participate in school meal programs get roughly half of their calories each day at school. ... This is an extraordinary responsibility. But it's also an opportunity. And it's why one of the single most important things we can do to fight childhood obesity is to make those meals at school as healthy and nutritious as possible.

  Michelle Obama

  Children, Kids, Responsibility

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• Fruits and vegetables for some kids are scary and not fun.

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  Fun, Kids, Vegetables

  Source: www.popsugar.com

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• It should be fun introducing kids to fruits and vegetables. If you start young, it will be something that they'll attach to really quickly.

  Michelle Obama

  Fun, Kids, Vegetables

  Source: www.popsugar.com

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• It's hard to make speeches with your hair in your face!

  Michelle Obama

  Hair, Speech, Faces

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• We have had with Barack Obama some just amazing experiences traveling abroad, being able to introduce our children to the world.... I'm also humbled by the response and the receptiveness, not just here in America, but around the world. There's a part of that warmth and enthusiasm and hope that is surprising and humbling.

  Michelle Obama

  Children, World, Enthusiasm

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I try to be thoughtful about spreading the wealth: young designers. Mixing things up is important to me.

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  Thoughtful, Important, Trying

  "Michelle Obama Reveals Her Fashion Motto" by Lisa Sugar, www.popsugar.com. October 18, 2011.

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• I come here tonight as a sister, blessed with a brother who is my mentor, my protector and my lifelong friend. And I come here as a wife who loves my husband and believes he will be an extraordinary president.

  Michelle Obama

  Brother, Husband, Believe

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

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• Today Jazz music is performed & listened to by people of all ethnicity, backgrounds, ages & creeds.

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  Ethnicity, People, Age

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• And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical to increase marketing for foods that are healthy.

  Michelle Obama

  Healthy, Marketing, Limits

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• 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 little as $50 a month, less than the cost of gym shoes.

  Michelle Obama

  Thinking, Shoes, People

  "There is No Resistance to the Regime". "The Rush Limbaugh Show", www.rushlimbaugh.com. February 21, 2014.

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• Throughout my life, I've learned to make choices that make me happy and make sense for me. Even my husband is happier when I'm happy.

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  Husband, Choices, I've Learned

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

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• I'm varying my workouts so it's not just cardio but also includes moves to maintain my flexibility.

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  Workout, Moving, Cardio

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

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• The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.

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  Fun, Thinking, Everyday

  "Michelle Obama: Obesity Campaign about Balance". The Associated Press, www.cbsnews.com. February 08, 2011.

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• Barack Obama was always special, you know? And not special, like, He's gonna be important, he's gonna be president. He was special in terms of his honesty, his sincerity, his compassion for other people.

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  Honesty, Compassion, People

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• 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.

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  Girl, Would Be, Want

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

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• For me, I look at the faces of my kids and I think about the future that is going to await them and whether they're going to not just have the financial resources to be prepared for the challenge, but whether they're going to have the strength and the stamina to live healthier, longer lives so that they can see their kids and grandkids. That's the legacy I hope to see, and it can have nothing to do with me and I'd be perfectly happy.

  Michelle Obama

  Kids, Thinking, Challenges

  "Michelle Obama: Team Effort Needed to Halt Childhood Obesity". "PBS NewsHour" with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. February 8, 2010.

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• Fashion is not just about what we wear, but...fashion is also a business. It is an art, it's a career that involves science, engineering, accounting and so much more. People can learn about the math behind Charles James' designs, and think, 'Maybe I should pay closer attention to geometry this semester'

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  Fashion, Art, Math

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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 corner, none of that matters if when families step into a restaurant, they can't make a healthy choice.

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  School, Healthy Choices, Giving

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• What I tell my kids is, I’m preparing you for college and for life. So, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. We still have screen time rules.

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  Kids, College, Knowing

  "Michelle Obama on the Move". Interview with Maggie Murphy, Lynn Sherr, communitytable.parade.com. August 15, 2013.

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• And then there's this guy, Barack Obama, who lost - I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures, but - he lost his first race for Congress, and now he gets to call himself my husband.

  Michelle Obama

  Husband, Race, Talking

  "Michelle Obama Tells Grads: ‘I Could Take Up a Whole Afternoon Talking About’ Barack Obama’s Failures" by Melanie Arter, www.cnsnews.com. May 20, 2013.

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• We don't need new discoveries or new inventions to reverse this trend. We have the tools at our disposal to reverse it. All we need is the motivation, the opportunity and the willpower to do what needs to be done. ...With this report, we have a very solid road map that we need to make these goals real, to solve this problem within a generation.

  Michelle Obama

  Motivation, Children, Real

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