Be passionate about something and lean to that strength.
Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop the promise inside of her.
Just keep focusing on the work that you’re doing. Focus on what’s in front of you today. And don’t read the papers, just go campaign. Just do your thing. Talk to people directly.
Doing the impossible is the history of this nation. It is how this country was built.
The beauty of my job is that I get to see more of that America. And that feeds me.
Don’t worry about what candidates have done or said, just vote for the Democrats. Then, afterwards, you can go eat fried chicken.
I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in my position. I see how little bits of exposure and big bits of exposure really change my girls significantly, and I want that for more girls around the country and the world.
For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.
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.
I’ve always tried to make sure that what I do really connects with the broader agenda of what my husband is trying to do.
My most important title is Mom in Chief.
As women, we cannot afford to neglect ourselves.
The arts can enrich all of us in this nation as individuals. The arts can enrich all of our communities and the country. And the arts can connect us to each other like nothing else can.
Policies that support families aren’t political issues. They’re personal. They’re the causes I carry with me every single day.
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.’
Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women.
People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions.
I tell my kids, ‘I am thinking about you every other minute of my day.’
Do not die in the history of your past hurts and past experiences, but live in the now and future of your destiny.
We have to make sure that our kids still feel good about themselves no matter what their weight, no matter how they feel. We need to make sure that our kids know that we love them no matter who they are, what they look like, what they’re eating.