Quotes from Michelle Obama

It's all about patience and persistence - you often have to expose a child to a new food numerous times before he or she will begin to like it. So keep trying!

It's always positive to hear how many people are willing to step up - whether it is the employment community, mental health community, or medical community.

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.

Over the years I've become more confident in people's ability to recognize a good thing.

Not everybody is going to run a marathon or do a triathlon. It's not necessary to do that to be in good health.

There's no expert on this planet who says that the government telling people what to do actually does any good with this issue, this is going to require an effort on everyone's part.

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

My happiness isn't connected to my husband's or my boss's or my children's behavior. You have control over your own actions, your own well-being.

Happiness for me is when my kids are good and when my family is whole.

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

I think employers need help in understanding how to translate a military career.

Do not die in the history of your past hurts and past experiences, but live in the now and future of your destiny.

Doing the impossible is the history of this nation. It is how this country was built

We're going to have to change our traditions, our history.

One of the things that attracted me to Barack [Obama] was his emotional honesty. Right off the bat he said what he felt. There are no games with him - he is who he appears to be.

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.

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.

He's always asking: 'Is that new? I haven't seen that before.' It's like, Why don't you mind your own business? Solve world hunger. Get out of my closet.

An educational foundation is only part of the equation. In order for creativity to flourish and imagination to take hold, we also need to expose our children to the arts from a very young age.

Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals.

Don't be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.

You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our country.

When you are president, being able to clearly articulate detailed plans to help the people of this country is a good thing. Knowing what you're doing is a good thing. And let me tell you, Hillary Clinton absolutely knows what she's doing.

My kids are normal. If they could eat burgers and fries and ice cream every day, they would. And so would I. But that doesn't sustain us.