Quote

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

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
Doesn
Government
People
Move
Answers
Moving
Tell

More quotes by Michelle Obama

Image
For me, as a mother, I am just, you know, I just can't put into words how important it is for every American, for every mother, for every person in this country, to have healthcare.
Michelle Obama
Image
There is nothing more important to this nation's future than investing in our young people.
Michelle Obama
Image
I always want to be on the cusp of being in the best shape that I can be.
Michelle Obama
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 100,000 residents. And if these 10 cities just cut their obesity rates down to the national average, all added up they combine to save nearly $500 million in healthcare costs each year.
Michelle Obama
Image
I don't have the stressful job. Barack Obama does.
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
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
Image
There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.
Michelle Obama
Image
Every elected official on this planet should understand - don't play with our children, don't do it.
Michelle Obama
Image
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
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 little as $50 a month, less than the cost of gym shoes.
Michelle Obama
Image
I think my mother taught me what not to do. She put us first, always, sometimes to the detriment of herself. She encouraged me not to do that. She'd say being a good mother isn't all about sacrificing it's really investing and putting yourself higher on your priority list.
Michelle Obama
Image
I believe that each of us-no matter what our age or background or walk of life-each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.
Michelle Obama
Image
I know what it feels like to struggle to get the education that you need.
Michelle Obama
Image
Find people who will make you better.
Michelle Obama
Image
Childhood obesity isn't about looks. And it's not about weight. It's about how our kids feel. And those are really the implications of the problem and the words that tell a fuller picture of the challenges that we face you know, kids struggling in ways that they didn't a generation ago.
Michelle Obama
Image
I felt, as a lawyer, when I was mentoring and working with kids, that I gained a level of groundedness that I just couldn't get sitting on the forty-seventh floor of a fancy firm. Selfishly, it gives me joy - it makes me feel like my life has a purpose.
Michelle Obama
Image
Whether an illness affects your heart, your leg or your brain, it's still an illness, and there should be no distinction.
Michelle Obama
Image
To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.
Michelle Obama
Image
Your word is your bond, you do what you say you're going to do.
Michelle Obama