I admit it: I am louder than the average human being and have no fear of speaking my mind. These traits don’t come from the color of my skin but from an unwavering belief in my own intelligence.
I am a sleeper. When you wake up at 4:30 in the morning to do a workout, you’re sleepy at 8 in the evening. By 10 o’clock at the latest, I’m in bed.
How hard you work matters more than how much you make.
All of us are driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won’t do – that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.
As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else’s, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids.
I’m not a big fan of young kids having Facebook. It’s not something they need. It’s not necessary.
Exercise is really important to me – it’s therapeutic. So if I’m ever feeling tense or stressed or like I’m about to have a meltdown, I’ll put on my iPod and head to the gym or out on a bike ride along Lake Michigan with the girls.
Walk away from ‘friendships’ that make you feel small and insecure, and seek out people who inspire you and support you.
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?”
At the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.
Happiness for me is when my kids are good and when my family is whole.
What I love about design is the artistic and scientific complexity that also becomes useful...
For me exercise is more than just physical, it’s therapeutic.
Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.
It is my hope that our garden’s story-and the stories of gardens across America-will inspire families, schools, and communities to try their own hand at gardening and enjoy all the gifts of health, discovery, and connection a garden can bring.
When I was younger, I could eat whatever I wanted, as long as I exercised; or if I didn’t exercise and just watched what I ate, I’d maintain. Now I have to do both.
There is nothing more important to this nation’s future than investing in our young people.
My message to women: Do what makes you feel good, because there’ll always be someone who thinks you should do it differently. Whether your choices are hits or misses, at least they’re your own.
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.
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.