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Michelle Obama Quotes

Total quotes: 33
“Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.”
— Michelle Obama, Becoming
Tagged: Story, Your Story, Life
“My father taught me to work hard, laugh often, and keep my word. My mother showed me how to think for myself and to use my voice.”
— Michelle Obama, Becoming
Tagged: Parents, What I Learned From My Parents
“I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.”
— Michelle Obama, Becoming
Tagged: Growing Up, Getting Older, Choosing A Career
“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, Remarks by the First Lady at an Event with Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Students
Tagged: toxic friends, Find Your People, Marriage Advice, Life Tips, life advice
“I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.”
— Michelle Obama, G20 summit: Michelle Obama tells children they are future world leaders
Tagged: empowerment
“Even if we didn’t know the context, we were instructed to remember that context existed.”
— Michelle Obama, Becoming
Tagged: Context
“True leadership often happens with the smallest acts, in the most unexpected places, by the most unlikely individuals.”
— Michelle Obama, The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama
Tagged: It Adds Up, It Starts With Individuals, Leadership, It Takes A Village, Collective Power
“Looking back on it now, I think my parents appreciated my feistiness and I’m glad for it. It was a flame inside me they wanted to keep lit.”
— Michelle Obama, Becoming
“Every day, the people I meet inspire me. Every day, they make me proud. Every day, they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on Earth.”
— Michelle Obama, Stock Footage Michelle Obama Speech 2012 Democratic National Convention Charlotte NC
Tagged: Obama, White House, Election
“We saw this candidate actually bragging about sexually assaulting women, and I can't believe I am saying that a candidate for President of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women. ”
— Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama addresses Donald Trump
Tagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump, Politics, michelle obama
“You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.”
— Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady
Tagged: Self-improvement, Decisions, Life, Fear, possibilities
“Don’t let anyone ever tell you that this country isn’t great, that somehow we need to make it great again. Because this right now is the greatest country on earth!”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama
“I want a president with a record of public service, someone whose life’s work shows our children that we don’t chase form and fortune for ourselves, we fight to give everyone a chance to succeed.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama
“And when crisis hits, we don’t turn against each other. No, we listen to each other, we lean on each other, because we are always stronger together.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama
“The fact is: in this election we have a candidate for President of the United States who over the course of his lifetime and the course of this campaign has said things about women that are so shocking, so demeaning, that I will simply not repeat anything here today. ”
— Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama addresses Donald Trump
Tagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump, Politics
“The thing that I want you all to remember: please, please, don’t base your vote, this time, on fear. Base it on possibility. Think. Listen. The game of politics is to make you afraid so that you don’t think. And what we need right now isn’t political rhetoric, it isn’t game-playing. We need leadership.”
— Michelle Obama, Fear Not: A Speech By Michelle Obama
Tagged: Speeches, michelle obama
“I want someone [as President] with the proven strength to persevere, someone who knows this job and takes it seriously, someone who understands that the issues a president faces are not black and white and cannot be boiled down to 140 characters.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump
“You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not
always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once
but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have
because history has shown us that courage can be contagious
and hope can take on a life of its own.”
— Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady
Tagged: comfortable, Life, Problems, History, Courage, Power
“And make no mistake about it, this November when we go to the polls that is what we’re deciding, not Democrat or Republican, not left or right. No, in this election and every election is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of their lives.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, Barack Obama, michelle obama
“And when Hillary Clinton didn’t win the nomination eight years ago, she didn’t get angry or disillusioned. Hillary did not pack up and go home, because as a true public servant Hillary knows that this is so much bigger than her own desires and disappointments.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama, Hillary Clinton
“Because when you have the nuclear codes at your fingertips and the military in your command, you can’t make snap decisions. You can’t have a thin skin or a tendency to lash out. You need to be steady and measured and well-informed.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama, Donald Trump
“As my daughters prepare to set out into the world, I want a leader who is worthy of that truth, a leader who is worthy of my girls’ promise and all our kids’ promise, a leader who will be guided every day by the love and hope and impossibly big dreams that we all have for our children.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama
“That is the story of this country, the story that has brought me to this stage tonight, the story of generations of people who felt the lash of bondage, the shame of servitude, the sting of segregation, but who kept on striving and hoping and doing what needed to be done so that today I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama
“You see, Hillary understands that the president is about one thing and one thing only, it’s about leaving something better for our kids. That’s how we’ve always moved this country forward, by all of us coming together on behalf of our children, folks who volunteer to coach that team, to teach that Sunday school class, because they know it takes a village.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama, Hillary Clinton
“Now you may have noticed that I’ve been doing some campaigning for Hillary. And I know that there is some folks out there who have commented that it’s been unprecedented for a sitting First Lady to be so actively engaged in the presidential campaign.

And that may be true. But what’s also true is that this is truly an unprecedented election. And that’s why I’m out here.”
— Michelle Obama, Read the Transcript of Michelle Obama's Speech at a Hillary Clinton Rally
Tagged: Election 2016, michelle obama, Hillary Clinton
“Since stepping reluctantly into public life, I’ve been held up as the most powerful woman in the world and taken down as an “angry black woman.” I’ve wanted to ask my detractors which part of that phrase matters to them the most—is it “angry” or “black” or “woman”? I’ve smiled for photos with people who call my husband horrible names on national television, but still want a framed keepsake for their mantel. I’ve heard about the swampy parts of the internet that question everything about me, right down to whether I’m a woman or a man. A sitting U.S. congressman has made fun of my butt. I’ve been hurt. I’ve been furious. But mostly, I’ve tried to laugh this stuff off.”
— Michelle Obama, Becoming
“This election is also unprecedented because I don’t think we’ve ever had two candidates with such dramatically different visions of who we are and how we move forward as a nation.

One candidate has a vision that is grounded in hopelessness and despair. A vision of a country that is weak and divided. Where our communities are in chaos. Our fellow citizens a threat. This candidate calls on us to turn against each other to build walls. To be afraid.

And then there is Hillary’s vision for this country.”
— Michelle Obama, Read the Transcript of Michelle Obama's Speech at a Hillary Clinton Rally
Tagged: Election 2016, michelle obama, Hillary Clinton
“Leaders like Hillary Clinton who has the guts and the grace to keep coming back and putting those cracks in that highest and hardest glass ceiling until she finally breaks through, lifting all of us along with her.That is the story of this country, the story that has brought me to this stage tonight, the story of generations of people who felt the lash of bondage, the shame of servitude, the sting of segregation, but who kept on striving and hoping and doing what needed to be done so that today I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent, black young women playing with their dogs on the White House lawn.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: DNC 2016, American Perseverance, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Endorsements
“When our daughters set off for their first day at their new school, I will never forget that winter morning as I watched our girls, just 7 and 10 years old, pile into those black SUVs with all those big men with guns. And I saw their little faces pressed up against the window, and the only thing I could think was, what have we done?

See, because at that moment I realized that our time in the White House would form the foundation for who they would become and how well we managed this experience could truly make or break them. That is what Barack and I think about every day as we try to guide and protect our girls through the challenges of this unusual life in the spotlight, how we urge them to ignore those who question their father’s citizenship or faith.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: DNC 2016, Obama Family, Parenting, Parenting In the White House, Raising Kids In The White House, Role Models
“With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models. And let me tell you, Barack and I take that same approach to our jobs as president and first lady because we know that our words and actions matter, not just to our girls, but the children across this country, kids who tell us I saw you on TV, I wrote a report on you for school.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, Barack Obama, michelle obama
“See, I trust Hillary to lead this country because I’ve seen her lifelong devotion to our nation’s children, not just her own daughter, who she has raised to perfection, but every child who needs a champion, kids who take the long way to school to avoid the gangs, kids who wonder how they’ll ever afford college, kids whose parents don’t speak a word of English, but dream of a better life, kids who look to us to determine who and what they can be.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama, Hillary Clinton
“I have to tell you that I can't stop thinking about this. It has shaken me to my core in a way I couldn't have predicted. So while I'd love nothing more than to pretend that this isn't happening, and come out here and do my normal campaign speech, it would be dishonest and disingenuous for me to just move onto the next thing like this was all just a bad dream.

This is not something we can ignore. It's not something we can sweep under the rug as just another disturbing footnote in a sad election season. Because this was not just a lewd conversation, this wasn't locker room banter, this was a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behavior.”
— Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama addresses Donald Trump
Tagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump, Politics, michelle obama
“And look, there were plenty of moments when Hillary could have decided that this work was too hard, that the price of public service was too high, that she was tired of being picked apart for how she looks or how she talks or even how she laughs. But here’s the thing. What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life.”
— Michelle Obama, Read Michelle Obama's Emotional Speech at the Convention
Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 DNC Convention, michelle obama, Hillary Clinton
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