My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my 'blackness' than ever before. Michelle Obama More Quotes by Michelle Obama More Quotes From Michelle Obama Kids, everybody can get behind. It's a bipartisan thing. We care about our kids' health. But the truth is, it's very important for us to talk to parents, in particular mothers, because it's really our self-esteem, it's our initiative. Michelle Obama self-esteem mother kids Fruits and vegetables for some kids are scary and not fun. Michelle Obama vegetables fun kids I'm trolling through the recesses of my mind for the things I did with my kids when they used to like to do things with me. They don't want to be around me now. I look back on these times - all those little funny pottery dishes that you'd pay for, and they'd paint, and they were ugly, and you glazed them, and you'd go back, pick them up, and it's like, "Oh, now I've got to put this on my desk." There's all that kind of stuff. Michelle Obama mind kids looks My happiness is measured against my kids' happiness - when they're in a good place, I feel really good. Michelle Obama good-place feels kids Much of what we do with our kids is social and that's good, and we shouldn't stop all that. I mean, how boring would it be that, no, we can't eat anything out so we're just going to go home and sit in the closet and wait to the next day. Michelle Obama home mean kids When I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am. Michelle Obama who-i-am energy negative The realities are that, you know, as a black man, you know, Barack can get shot going to the gas station, you know. Michelle Obama black men reality Gardening has increased, community gardens have increased significantly. There are 50 percent more community gardens right here in Washington DC. Michelle Obama washington-dc community garden In fact, in the last job I had before coming to the White House - I remember this clearly - I was on maternity leave with Sasha, still trying to figure out what to do with my life, and I got a call for an interview for this position, a senior position at the hospitals. And I thought, okay, here we go. So I had to scramble to look for babysitting, and couldn't find one. Michelle Obama senior white jobs I didn't just start with ...local city officials because I knew that they would understand the problem. I started with them because I knew that our cities, towns and counties would be a key part of the solution to this issue. ...there is no one-size-fits all policy or program that can solve this problem. And Washington certainly does not have all the answers. Instead, many of the best, most innovative, most effective solutions start in our city halls and our towns and our county councils. Michelle Obama issues keys children I would be depressed if I felt I could never eat the things that I love. I also don't want my girls to be obsessed about food. Michelle Obama girl would-be want That's where you just have to get creative. There are all these trampoline parks and there's bowling and there's roller skating. Michelle Obama skating parks creative I'm varying my workouts so it's not just cardio but also includes moves to maintain my flexibility. Michelle Obama cardio workout moving As women, we cannot afford to neglect ourselves. Michelle Obama neglect We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad doing every day, or every week, to start getting into the good habits? Michelle Obama dad mom kids Moving [to the White House], whatever stresses would be on my husband and me, we could handle; we are grown-ups. But it wouldn't be until the day that my kids came home and said to me, "I like it here," that I'd feel like I could breathe and know that we're all going to be okay here. Michelle Obama stress husband moving 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?" Michelle Obama goal people years One of the things I've done personally is bring my girlfriends into my health and fitness journeys. Michelle Obama girlfriend done journey I always want to be on the cusp of being in the best shape that I can be. What I'm discovering is that the older you get, the more work you have to do to stay there. Michelle Obama discovering shapes want When the average child is now spending nearly eight hours a day in front of some kind of screen, many of their opinions and preferences are being shaped by the marketing campaigns you all create. And that’s where the problem comes in.. ... And I’m here today with one simple request - and that is to do even more and move even faster to market responsibly to our kids. Michelle Obama kids children moving
