Michelle Obama Quotes About Mothers

Quotes about: Mothers

• When I get up and work out, I'm working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because I want them to see a mother who loves them dearly, who invests in them, but who also invests in herself. It's just as much about letting them know as young women that it is okay to put yourself a little higher on your priority list.

  Michelle Obama

  Girl, Daughter, Fitness

• Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' Look at the heart. Look at the soul. Look at how the guy treats his mother and what he says about women. How he acts with children he doesn't know. And, more important, how does he treat you?

  Michelle Obama

  Cute, Mother, Children

  "Michelle Obama: Your First Lady (Special Recognition)". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 2, 2009.

• 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.

  Michelle Obama

  Mom, Mother, Mean

• I tell my kids, 'I am thinking about you every other minute of my day.'

  Michelle Obama

  Mom, Mother, Kids

• My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.

  Michelle Obama

  Daughter, Mother, Integrity

  Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 25 August 2008, INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I was working for. And being a professional made me a better mother, because by pursuing my dreams, I was modeling for my girls how to pursue their dreams.

  Michelle Obama

  Girl, Mother, Dream

  Address at 'Let Girls Learn' Joint Partnership Announcement, delivered 19 March 20105, Iikura Guest House Tokyo, Japan

• You see, at the end of the day, my most important title is still 'mom-in-chief.' My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.

  Michelle Obama

  Mom, Daughter, Mother

  "Early Start with John Berman And Zoraida Sambolin", www.cnn.com. September 5, 2012.

• For me, as a mother, I am just, you know, I just can't put into words how important it is for every American, for every mother, for every person in this country, to have healthcare.

  Michelle Obama

  Mother, Country, Important

  "Rev. Al Sharpton has interviewed Michelle Obama". "Keeping it Real with Reverend Al Sharpton" with AL Sharpton, www.eurweb.com. December 19, 2013.

• And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago - by a father who was a blue-collar city worker and a mother who stayed at home with my brother and me.

  Michelle Obama

  Daughter, Mother, Brother

  Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 25 August 2008, INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• 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

  Mother, Self Esteem, Kids

  Source: www.popsugar.com

• I think any family would, any mother would their children.

  Michelle Obama

  Mother, Children, Thinking

  Source: www.wbur.org

• I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with a busy husband, a very demanding job and two little kids to feed.... I had to learn what it means to feed and care for your kids in a country where fast food is abundant, where time is a rarity, where eating out is a trend, because families are so busy.... Yes, I'm First Lady, but I know the struggles.

  Michelle Obama

  Country, Mother, Husband

  Source: www.glamour.com

• That's the advice I would give to women: Don't look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul. Look at how the guy treats his mother and what he says about women. How he acts with children he doesn't know. And, more important, how does he treat you? When you're dating a man, you should always feel good. You should never feel less than. You should never doubt yourself.

  Michelle Obama

  Mother, Children, Heart

  Source: www.glamour.com

• When I was little, I wanted to be a mother, because that's who I saw. I saw my mom caring for me. I didn't play doctor. I didn't play lawyer. I didn't have those visions until I was in college, meeting people who were doing those things. That's why we're trying to encourage moms, teachers, fathers, to be that presence in their children's lives, in their communities, because it really makes a difference.

  Michelle Obama

  Mom, Mother, Teacher

  "Michelle Obama: Your First Lady (Special Recognition)". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 2, 2009.

• 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.

  Michelle Obama

  Mom, Mother, Careers

  "Michelle Obama’s tips for being happy, healthy". Interview with Liz Vaccariello, www.today.com. October 5, 2009.

• I think my mother taught me what not to do. She put us first, always, sometimes to the detriment of herself. She encouraged me not to do that. She'd say being a good mother isn't all about sacrificing; it's really investing and putting yourself higher on your priority list.

  Michelle Obama

  Mother, Sacrifice, Thinking

  "Michelle Obama’s tips for being happy, healthy". Interview with Liz Vaccariello, www.today.com. October 5, 2009.

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