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Michelle Obama Quotes - Page 11

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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.

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.

Fun, Kids, Vegetables

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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.

School, Healthy Choices, Giving

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

Workout, Moving, Cardio

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

I always want to be on the cusp of being in the best shape that I can be.

Shapes, Want, Cusp

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

My goal is to be a great-looking 70-year-old! I won't mind being 70, but I want people to say, "You're 70?"

Years, People, Goal

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

Gardening has increased, community gardens have increased significantly. There are 50 percent more community gardens right here in Washington DC.

Garden, Community, Washington Dc

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We as parents are our children's first and best role models, and this is particularly true when it comes to their health. ...We can't lie around on the couch eating French fries and candy bars and expect our kids to eat carrots and run around the block.

Running, Children, Block

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

Ethnicity, People, Age

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

Moving, Government, People

"Michelle Obama: 'Let's Move' program not about 'having government tell people what to do'". thehill.com. March 12, 2012.

One thing that I've learned from male role models is that they don't hesitate to invest in themselves, with the view that, if I'm healthy and happy, I'm going to be a better support to my spouse and children. And I've found that to be the case: Once my kids were settled, the next thing I did was take care of my own health and sanity. And made sure that I was exercising and felt good about myself. I'd bring that energy to everything else that I did, the career, relationship, on and on and on.

Children, Kids, Exercise

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Sometimes, it's just easier to say yes to that extra snack or dessert, because frankly, it is exhausting to keep saying no. It's exhausting to plead with our kids to eat just one more bite of vegetables.

Kids, Vegetables, Snacks

We have to design policies that have meaningful impacts on the quality of life of women and families. And that's something that I know I can speak passionately about because whether I'm in the White House as First Lady, as long as I have kids and I'm trying to have a life, I'm gonna be trying to make this balance work...

Meaningful, Kids, Impact

"Michelle Obama: The Full Interview". Interview with Katie Couric, www.cbsnews.com. February 15, 2008.

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.

Fun, Kids, Makeup

I was blessed throughout my entire career. I had people rooting for me. It started with my parents, but it extended to almost every teacher that I had.

Teacher, Blessed, People

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I never thought I'd be on Sesame Street with Elmo and Big Bird. I'm still thrilled. I'm on a high.

Bird, Elmo, Sesame Street

What I love about design is the artistic and scientific complexity that also becomes useful . . . Great designers also pursue a mission. Great designers design with mankind in mind . . . The crossroads of science and art, innovation and inspiration are what I love about design.

Art, Inspiration, Design

See, that's why Barack's running: to end the war in Iraq responsibly - to build an economy that lifts every family, to make sure health care is available for every American - and to make sure that every child in this nation has a world-class education all the way from preschool to college.

Running, Children, War

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

There are so many really good role models out there, we just have to make sure that we don't glorify just one type. We have the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, who is ready to be a force in kids' lives. I could name hundreds of people like her.

People, Role Models, Justice

Source: www.glamour.com

I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with a busy husband, a very demanding job and two little kids to feed.... I had to learn what it means to feed and care for your kids in a country where fast food is abundant, where time is a rarity, where eating out is a trend, because families are so busy.... Yes, I'm First Lady, but I know the struggles.

Country, Mother, Husband

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After I got out of law school and worked in a big law firm, I thought, there are so many kids like me, in my neighborhood, that could be here if they had more support from their families, better financial aid. But the gap is so wide once you miss that opportunity. So I was always interested in figuring out, How do you bridge that? 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.

Kids, School, Opportunity

Source: www.glamour.com

When I was little, I wanted to be a mother, because that's who I saw. I saw my mom caring for me. I didn't play doctor. I didn't play lawyer. I didn't have those visions until I was in college, meeting people who were doing those things. That's why we're trying to encourage moms, teachers, fathers, to be that presence in their children's lives, in their communities, because it really makes a difference.

Mom, Mother, Teacher

"Michelle Obama: Your First Lady (Special Recognition)". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 2, 2009.

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.

Kids, Giving, Joy

"Michelle Obama: Your First Lady (Special Recognition)". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 2, 2009.

It wasn't so long ago that I was a working mom myself. And I know that sometimes, much as we all hate to admit it, it's just easier to park the kids in front of the TV for a few hours, so we can pay the bills or do the laundry or just have some peace and quiet for a change.

Mom, Hate, Kids

Remarks of First Lady Michelle Obama Let’s Move! Launch Anniversary Speech to Parents, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 9, 2011.

We're gathering a group of women around the administration to serve over a longer period of time as mentors to girls in need. If we can have that kind of impact in one night, just imagine if we were working with girls over the course of a year or two.... We can change lives.

Girl, Life Changing, Night

Source: www.glamour.com

Another suggestion is to cook a meal, maybe not every night, but a couple more times a week than you usually do. That way you have leftovers, and you take your lunch to work.

Couple, Night, Lunch

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