Top 450 Michelle Obama Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.”

— Michelle Obama

Featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Achievement Quotes

2. “There is no magic to achievement. It’s really about hard work, choices, and persistence.”

— Michelle Obama

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3. “Success isn’t about how much money you make. It’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.”

— Michelle Obama

4. “Choose people who lift you up.”

— Michelle Obama

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5. “Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.”

— Michelle Obama

6. “Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals.”

— Michelle Obama

7. “The benefits of studying abroad are almost endless.”

— Michelle Obama

8. “Value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect.”

— Michelle Obama

9. “You can’t make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.”

— Michelle Obama

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10. “When they go low, we go high.”

— Michelle Obama

11. “As women, we must stand up for ourselves. We must stand up for each other. We must stand up for justice for all.”

— Michelle Obama

12. “We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.”

— Michelle Obama

13. “Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.”

— Michelle Obama

14. “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.”

— Michelle Obama

15. “No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.”

— Michelle Obama

16. “Education is the single-most important civil rights issue that we face today.”

— Michelle Obama

17. “Success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.”

— Michelle Obama

18. “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.”

— Michelle Obama

Featured in: Country Quotes

19. “One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so 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

20. “There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.”

— Michelle Obama

21. “Walk away from ‘friendships’ that make you feel small and insecure, and seek out people who inspire you and support you.”

— Michelle Obama

22. “Do not die in the history of your past hurts and past experiences, but live in the now and future of your destiny.”

— Michelle Obama

23. “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.”

— Michelle Obama

24. “Hope and change are hard-fought things.”

— Michelle Obama

25. “Childhood obesity issue is critically important to me because it’s critically important to the health and success of our kids, and of this nation, ultimately.”

— Michelle Obama

Featured in: Quotes About Childhood

26. “Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you.”

— Michelle Obama

27. “I’ve seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are.”

— Michelle Obama

28. “Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women.”

— Michelle Obama

Featured in: Strong Quotes, Country Quotes

29. “We should always have three friends in our lives-one who walks ahead who we look up to and follow; one who walks beside us, who is with us every step of our journey; and then, one who we reach back for and bring along after we’ve cleared the way.”

— Michelle Obama

30. “Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we’re going to have to change our traditions, our history; we’re going to have to move into a different place as a nation.”

— Michelle Obama

31. “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.”

— Michelle Obama

32. “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.”

— Michelle Obama

33. “Find people who will make you better.”

— Michelle Obama

34. “Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.”

— Michelle Obama

35. “Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop the promise inside of her.”

— Michelle Obama

36. “How hard you work matters more than how much you make.”

— Michelle Obama

37. “Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.”

— Michelle Obama

Featured in: Country Quotes

38. “Just keep focusing on the work that you’re doing. Focus on what’s in front of you today. And don’t read the papers, just go campaign. Just do your thing. Talk to people directly.”

— Michelle Obama

39. “Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts and math and provides students with the skills to creatively solve problems.”

— Michelle Obama

Featured in: Reading Quotes

40. “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.”

— Michelle Obama

41. “Doing the impossible is the history of this nation. It is how this country was built.”

— Michelle Obama

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42. “We have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.”

— Michelle Obama

43. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.”

— Michelle Obama

44. “I was too worried about the grades and I should have been more worried about learning.”

— Michelle Obama

45. “Wounded Warriors tell me they’re not just going to walk again, they’re going to run, and they’re going to run marathons!”

— Michelle Obama

46. “Friendships between women, as any woman will tell you, are built of a thousand small kindnesses... swapped back and forth and over again.”

— Michelle Obama

47. “Good health is multifaceted – it’s physical, it’s internal, it’s my diet, and my emotional state. It’s all tied in together.”

— Michelle Obama

48. “Grief and resilience live together.”

— Michelle Obama

49. “I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.”

— Michelle Obama

50. “For me exercise is more than just physical, it’s therapeutic.”

— Michelle Obama