Michelle Obama

The difference between us and them, between you and success, is not that you never fail, but it’s how you recover from those failures – is that you keep getting up time and time again. You figure out what you did wrong, and then you make it right. I say that to my kids every day.

Michelle Obama

The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. That is so important. So when you study abroad, you’re actually helping to make America stronger.

Michelle Obama

The issues a president faces are not black and white, and cannot be boiled down into 140 characters. Because when you have the nuclear codes at your fingertips and the military at your command, you can’t make snap decisions. You can’t have a thin skin or the tendency to lash out.

Michelle Obama

The issues that cross a president’s desk are never easy. The easy questions don’t even get to the president.

Michelle Obama

The notion that we have even one single veteran living on the streets should be just considered a travesty to all of us.

Michelle Obama

The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake. This isn’t the kind of problem that can be solved overnight, but with everyone working together, it can be solved. So, let’s move.

Michelle Obama

The president’s job is a lot harder. And that’s why I’m working hard to get him re-elected, because he’s handled himself with a level of grace and poise that not many people could given the challenges that he’s faced.

Michelle Obama

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

The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more.

Michelle Obama

There are folks who now know black families – like the Johnsons on ‘Black-ish’ or the folks on ‘Modern Family.’ They become part of who you are. You share their pains. You understand their fears. They make you laugh, and they change how you see the world.

Michelle Obama