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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.
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.
Policies that support families aren't political issues. They're personal. They're the causes I carry with me every single day.
That's where you just have to get creative. There are all these trampoline parks and there's bowling and there's roller skating.
Don't worry about what candidates have done or said, just vote for the Democrats. Then, afterwards, you can go eat fried chicken.
Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.
Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you don't matter, or like you don't have a place in our American story - because you do.
People change because of kids. They change how they eat. They change the way they think. They change the way they see one another.
I hate diversity workshops. “Real change comes from having enough comfort to be really honest and say something very uncomfortable.
I have the privilege of working on the issues that I choose and the issues that I feel most passionate about. It's been a privilege.
We've gotten commitments from medical schools, from nursing schools, to step up and increase that pool of knowledgeable individuals.
No, I think that if he had known he would be president, he would have started dying his hair, like, 10 years ago. Now it's too late.
Throughout my life, I've learned to make choices that make me happy and make sense for me. Even my husband is happier when I'm happy.
I joke that I stick with the job because it covers my insurance, but the reality is that my career has always been very important to me.
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.
We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those who come after us.
With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models.
To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.
When it comes to the qualifications that we should demand of our president, to start with, we need someone who will take the job seriously.
It should be fun introducing kids to fruits and vegetables. If you start young, it will be something that they'll attach to really quickly.
Some of my best memories are sitting on my dad's lap, cheering on Olga and Nadia, Carl Lewis and others for their brilliance and perfection.
You don't have to be a renowned artist like Q-Tip to try your hand at poetry. You don't need any special equipment - that's the beauty of it.
No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.
Talent and effort, combined with our various backgrounds and life experiences, has always been the lifeblood of our singular American genius.
I try to tell young people to get in shape now, because it's easier. If you're 30 and want to drop 10 pounds, all you have to do is just walk.
You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our 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.
I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.
The one thing I believe is that families are off-limits. And I think my husband said it, and he was clear on that. And I totally agree with him.
We need an adult in the White House. When making life-or-death, war-or-peace decisions, a president can't just pop off or lash out irrationally.
You've got to make choices that make sense for you because there's always going to be somebody who'll think you should do something differently.
The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.
You do not keep American democracy in suspense. Because, look, too many people have marched and protested and fought and died for this democracy.
It's been so important that the Chamber of Commerce, for example, has hosted hiring fairs that are specifically targeted to military communities.
My happiness isn't connected to my husband's or my boss's or my children's behavior. You have control over your own actions, your own well-being.
Gardening has increased, community gardens have increased significantly. There are 50 percent more community gardens right here in Washington DC.
I believe that each of us-no matter what our age or background or walk of life-each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.
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.
Let me tell you something: for the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country, because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.
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.
Hope is necessary. It's a necessary concept. And Barack Obama didn't just talk about hope because he thought it was just a nice slogan to get votes.
I am a sleeper. When you wake up at 4:30 in the morning to do a workout, you're sleepy at 8 in the evening. By 10 o'clock at the latest, I'm in bed.
I have to be in tune. All the time. I have to be in tune with my husband, where he is, how he's feeling. I have to be in tune with where my family is.
We need all hands on deck, and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
I was blessed throughout my entire career. I had people rooting for me. It started with my parents, but it extended to almost every teacher that I had.
Whether we're Democrats, Republicans, or independents - it does not matter. We all understand that an attack on any one of us is an attack on all of us.
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.
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.
There's so much going on in the healthcare system that makes it difficult for women to really have a strong economic hold if insurance is always an issue.
It's always positive to hear how many people are willing to step up - whether it is the employment community, mental health community, or medical community.