Good health is multifaceted – it’s physical, it’s internal, it’s my diet, and my emotional state. It’s all tied in together.
We’ve got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those who come after us.
I like to talk about my obsession with french fries because I don’t want people to think that ‘Let’s Move’ is about complete, utter deprivation. It’s about moderation and real-life changes and ideas that really work for families.
You can be a good mom and still work out, get your rest, have a career – or not. My mother encouraged me to find that balance.
Believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.
If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion.
We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.
I’ve always been a closet jock. With exercising, the more you do it, the more you get into it. And the more you see results, the more you’re pushing for the next level.
Every day, through engagement in the arts, our children learn to open their imagination, to dream just a little bigger and to strive every day to reach those dreams.
Success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.
Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it – and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we’re from, or what we look like, or who we love.
Wounded Warriors tell me they’re not just going to walk again, they’re going to run, and they’re going to run marathons!
I know what makes me happy. I pick the clothes that make me happy – sometimes people like them, sometimes they don’t. I try to listen to my own internal guide.
Good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt.
First and foremost, I wear what I love. That’s what women have to focus on: what makes them happy and what makes them feel comfortable and beautiful. If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion.
I am so tired of fear. And I don’t want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear.
When I’m unhappy with something, people know, because I don’t want to hold on to it. I’d rather deal immediately with the stuff that bothers me, so using my network – my girlfriends, my husband, my mom – I talk a lot, I vent.
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.
I never cut class. I loved getting A’s, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.
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.