It's hard to make speeches with your hair in your face! 
Don't let anyone speak for you, and don't rely on others to fight for you. 
I'm not a big fan of young kids having Facebook. It's not something they need. It's not necessary. 
Over the years I've become more confident in people's ability to recognize a good thing. 
In our house we don't take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a marriage. 
I hate fund-raising. Haaaaate it. Hate, hate it. 
I can't play soccer, and I'm not a great swimmer. I won't drown, but you won't see me doing laps in a pool. 
I try to be thoughtful about spreading the wealth: young designers. Mixing things up is important to me. 
My most important title is Mom in Chief 
My most important title is still "mom-in-chief." My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world. 
Don't be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered. 
If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion 
I'm varying my workouts so it's not just cardio but also includes moves to maintain my flexibility. 
When they go low, we go high. 
I am only as good as my children are. 
Discriminating against same-sex couples just isn't right. 
Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop the promise inside of her. 
There is no magic to achievement. It's really about hard work, choices, and persistence. 
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?" 
And what has been just completely heart warming is to see that people are really hungry for something different. 
For me exercise is more than just physical, it's therapeutic. 
Style helps distinguish you ... It's a great potential opportunity that people tend to leave by the wayside 
We need to support Mary Burke for Governor! 
Good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt. 
Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise. 
I tell my kids, 'I am thinking about you every other minute of my day.' 
We're going to have to change our traditions, our history 
People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together. 
Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish. 
People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions. 
I tell this to my girls all the time: This journey we're on is a once - in - a - lifetime opportunity. 
We were so young, so in love, and so in debt. 
Education is the single-most important civil rights issue that we face today. 
Be passionate about something and lean to that strength. 
Happiness for me is when my kids are good and when my family is whole. 
I have never been proud of America my entire adult life. 
So we know that it's not enough for us to simply encourage more people to study abroad. We also need to make sure that they can actually afford it. 
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. 
My kids are normal. If they could eat burgers and fries and ice cream every day, they would. And so would I. But that doesn't sustain us. 
My happiness is tied to how I feel about myself. 
I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are. 
I mean, hope doesn't get actualized in three and a half years. If that were the case, we'd be out of luck as a country. 
We need to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation. We have lost our way. And it begins with inspiration. It begins with leadership. 
Barack Obama was a black man that lived on the South Side of Chicago, who had his share of troubles catching cabs. 
The benefits of studying abroad are almost endless. 
I have had to learn that my voice has value. And if I don't use it, what's the point of being in the room? 
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. 
Doing the impossible is the history of this nation. It is how this country was built 
I am so tired of fear. And I don't want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear. 
Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals. 
Whether an illness affects your heart, your leg or your brain, it's still an illness, and there should be no distinction. 
I hate diversity workshops. Real change comes from having enough comfort to be really honest and say something very uncomfortable. 
What I notice about men, all men, is that their order is me, my family, God is in there somewhere, but me is first. 
I think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics. 
Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own. 
The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them. 
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. 
Women should have the freedom to do whatever they need to do to feel good about themselves, 
My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes. 
Choose people who lift you up. 
As women, we cannot afford to neglect ourselves. 
Don't worry about what candidates have done or said, just vote for the Democrats. Then, afterwards, you can go eat fried chicken. 
I always want to be on the cusp of being in the best shape that I can be. 