I am sitting here now as the U.S. first lady, talking to you, because of my education. Michelle Obama More Quotes by Michelle Obama More Quotes From Michelle Obama You look at all the sporting companies out there. I won't name names, but we know who they are. Good brands and logos and things like that, and they have to start catering to real women. Even in how their sports apparel is designed, and the commercials - you want to look at a commercial and see yourself. Michelle Obama realnamessports Sometimes the issue is about whether families and communities think girls are even worthy of an education in the first place. It's about whether girls are valued only for their labor and reproductive capacities or for their minds as well. And it's about whether women are viewed as second-class citizens or as full human beings entitled to the same rights and opportunities as men. Michelle Obama girlopportunitymen 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. Michelle Obama the-end-of-the-dayvisiondecision For me exercise is more than just physical, it’s therapeutic. Michelle Obama new-years-resolutionexercisemotivational My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my 'blackness' than ever before. I have found that at Princeton, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of my white professors and classmates try to be toward me, I sometimes feel like a visitor on campus; as if I really don't belong. Michelle Obama matterwhitetrying Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude. Michelle Obama confidenceafrican-americancountry 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. Michelle Obama mind-your-own-businessaskingworld You've got to keep your body active, even if that means just turning on some music and dancing for an hour. ...That's how you;ll prepare your bodies and your minds for greatness. Michelle Obama greatnessdancingmean Every day, the people I meet inspire me... every day, they make me proud... every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth. Michelle Obama blessedinspirepeople 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. Michelle Obama gardendiscoveryschool 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. Michelle Obama life-changingrealmoving When I was a young lawyer, there were other women and men in the firm who took me under their wing. Sometimes mentors don't find you - sometimes you seek them out. You shouldn't hesitate to plop herself in someone's office and ask them to be that support.... Oftentimes, they're flattered and glad to lend a hand. So I would encourage any reader to seek out a mentor, then follow through and be very focused and persistent. Michelle Obama supportofficemen Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts and math, and provides students with the skills to creatively solve problems. Michelle Obama readingmathart We all grew up in communities with grandmothers who cooked two, three vegetables that you had to eat. There was no ifs, ands or buts about it. But that's because many of our grandparents, they had community gardens; there was the vegetable man that came around. There were many other resources that allowed them to have access. So it's not that people don't know or don't want to do the right thing; they just have to have access to the foods that they know will make their families healthier. Michelle Obama grandmothermenchildren Hope and change are hard-fought things. Michelle Obama hope-and-changechallengescommitment I am only as good as my children are. Michelle Obama my-childrenchildren Some kids have never seen what a real tomato looks like off the vine. They don't know where a cucumber comes from. And that really affects the way they view food. So a garden helps them really get their hands dirty, literally, and understand the whole process of where their food comes from. And I wanted them to see just how challenging and rewarding it is to grow your own food, so that they would better understand what our farmers are doing every single day across this country and have an appreciation for ... that American tradition of growing our own food and feeding ourselves. Michelle Obama appreciationcountrychildren 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. Michelle Obama fashionfunbeautiful Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice. Michelle Obama healthy-choicestogether-we-canhelping Our job is, first and foremost, to make sure our family is whole. 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