Michelle Obama Quotes

It takes a very strong brain to resist the absolutes, the myths that the media and the politicians peddle - the idea that if you are too kind, where does it all end? That not to help someone is somehow a good idea.

My experience with the Junior League, when I worked in Philadelphia for four years in reference to children's things, is that whenever they were asked they responded. They always responded with sincerity, and they did a good job.

A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.

I'm a good person. I don't wish hateful things on people. I don't hate anybody. I know that I treat people right.

Let us unite the world through the compassion for our children.

Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Success to me is being a good person, treating people well.

I always kind of thought I want to be a good person, I want to be right to my fellow men and love them like we're supposed to.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I've been very lucky, from the beginning. I've found that as long as you're fundamentally good - as long as you're not being bad to people - people give you a lot of room to be yourself, because being yourself is being honest. And that's what people want to see.

For me, life is about experience and being a good person.

Feel good about linking hands in human chain for good causes.

I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step on other people's toes and infringe on their freedom.

Be good, kind, and friendly to the receptionist. She's had a hard day.

I'm very aware there are lots of other people who are just bright and working just as hard, with just the same dedication to make the world a good place.

It's important to me that a man is good at taking care of people.

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'

It's good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for awhile their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.

My dad brought me up to be a good person.

I think there's good in everybody.

I really don't like hurting people; I like making people feel good.

I'm doing my best to be mindful about how I'm living: to be kind and patient, and not to impose a bad mood on somebody else. Being mindful is as good a way to be spiritual as anything else.

It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.