Michelle Obama Quotes

Growing up, I didn't know anything about money other than we didn't have any.

I've had nonstop financial problems my whole adult life. It's always been a constant balance, year to year: 'Where's the time? Where's the money?'

I drink a lot of juice and eat a lot of vegetables.

My family, like many families here in South Carolina, have faced difficult financial situations.

I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.

We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.

A lot of parents ask me how to get kids to eat more vegetables. The first thing I say is that it starts from the top.

I like to see how I can do it for less money.

I've gone for long stretches without working. I remember many times peeking into my checkbook to see if any money was left.

You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.

I eat a lot of kale, and I drink about half a gallon to a gallon of water a day.

I'm too careful with money - comes out of being poor for several years while growing up.

In my house, it is always a scramble from paycheck to paycheck.

I live like most of the people in my district: paycheck to paycheck.

I don't make any money.

We have hardly enough money to last till the end of March.

I've never felt fully able to sustain myself because I've run out of money many, many times, and it's been scary.

If you can eat five fruits and vegetables a day, that alone can totally change your diet.

If you've got a mortgage, and you've got bills to pay, you might tend to do some stupid things.

I eat a crazy amount of vegetables. I always look at my plate and make 70 percent of it vegetables and leave the rest for whatever else I'm eating.

It takes several doses of any veg before children like it, but once they do they'll like it for life. You wouldn't give up on a child who didn't want to learn to read. Learning to eat is every bit as important.

I usually eat four or five raw carrots with my meat, and that is all. I must be part rabbit; I never get bored with raw carrots

I'm so naive about finances. Once when my mother mentioned an amount and I realized I didn't understand, she had to explain: 'That's like three Mercedes.' Then I understood.

Many people eat salad dutifully because they feel it is good for them, but more enlightened types eat it happily because it is good.

Believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.