Quote

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.

Michelle Obama

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Michelle Obama
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 17
Former First Lady Of The United States
Lawyer
Podcaster
Politician
Writer
Chicago
Illinois
Michelle LaVaughn Obama
First Lady Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Obama née Robinson
Michelle Robinson
Life
College
Figuring
Knowing
Preparing
Tell
Screen
Kids
Screens
Stills
Boundaries
Still
Independence
Make
Rules
Time
Balance

More quotes by Michelle Obama

Image
We're [President Barack Obama and I] clear on the fact that we have to stay humble and prayerful. We have to dig down deep to our roots. When things come together, we know some of it is Barack, some of it is us-but a lot of it has nothing to do with either of us.
Michelle Obama
Image
Women should have the freedom to do whatever they need to do to feel good about themselves.
Michelle Obama
Image
Good health is multifaceted - it's physical, it's internal, it's my diet, and my emotional state. It's all tied in together.
Michelle Obama
Image
Oh, I can't play soccer, and I'm not a great swimmer. I won't drown, but you won't see me doing laps in a pool.
Michelle Obama
Image
For me exercise is more than just physical, it’s therapeutic.
Michelle Obama
Image
The issues facing working women and their families are closest to my heart. I decided to focus intently on the challenges military wives face because they juggle the same pressures as their nonmilitary peers, all while coping as single parents while their loved ones are overseas. I wanted to help make their voices heard.
Michelle Obama
Image
Millions of Americans who know that Barack understands their dreams that Barack will fight for people like them and that Barack will finally bring the change we need.
Michelle Obama
Image
You do not keep American democracy in suspense. Because, look, too many people have marched and protested and fought and died for this democracy.
Michelle Obama
Image
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
Image
You've got to make choices that make sense for you because there's always going to be somebody who'll think you should do something differently.
Michelle Obama
Image
It's been so important that the Chamber of Commerce, for example, has hosted hiring fairs that are specifically targeted to military communities.
Michelle Obama
Image
Education is the single-most important civil rights issue that we face today.
Michelle Obama
Image
Hope is necessary. It's a necessary concept. And Barack Obama didn't just talk about hope because he thought it was just a nice slogan to get votes.
Michelle Obama
Image
Do not die in the history of your past hurts and past experiences, but live in the now and future of your destiny.
Michelle Obama
Image
Ultimately this issue is on us. We're the ones who make the decisions about what our kids eat.
Michelle Obama
Image
Hope and change are hard-fought things.
Michelle Obama
Image
Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' Don't look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul. When you're dating a man, you should always feel good. ... You shouldn't be in a relationship with somebody who doesn't make you completely happy and make you feel whole.
Michelle Obama
Image
You work hard for what you want in life.
Michelle Obama
Image
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
Image
Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts ... good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt. They're not painful. That's not just with somebody you want to marry, but it's with the friends that you choose. It's with the people you surround yourselves with.
Michelle Obama