Michelle Obama Quotes

I take really good care of myself. I work out a lot and I eat very well.

A Modern Mom to me is not always someone that juggles a career and family. A Modern Mom is a woman who takes care of herself on the inside and the outside.

As a mom, I'm always balancing my life. I want to teach people the way I balance it, and really teach women how to stay fit and take care of themselves.

I am comfortable with my body and embrace who I am. I love to work it.

Don't fall into the trap of putting yourself last on the list or not even putting yourself on the list. That's not balance; it's not even healthy.

Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women.

I've realized that I'm more important than food is. I love a big slice of pizza, but I love myself more. Being thin is about changing the way you think about yourself. It's about saying that you deserve to be healthy.

I feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts of failure. I hope you will not try to set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know.

It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.

A women's greatest asset is her beauty.

If you're comfortable with yourself, then you'll look beautiful. If you're not feeling comfortable with yourself, than that kind of shows. I think that as cheesy as the pageant industry can be seen at times, it actually does help women - boosting their confidence and growing into their own. I have to give it credit for that.

One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man.

I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.

Give to yourself as much as you give of yourself! This means you have to put yourself first.

I'm actually just playing honest, whole young women.

I'm high maintenance, but I'm worth it.

I've learned lately that no one is going to hand me a permission slip and tell me to take time out for me.

I never set out to be a role model for large women, I just do what I feel is right.

I do think moms should be given a break, all across the board. And I think that the most important thing is that you're healthy. After I had my little girl, I wanted to be healthy for her and have a healthy body image so that she hopefully grows up to see that her self worth isn't defined by how thin she is.

Women must learn to find self-worth within themselves, not through others. It is important to carve out a place just for you.

I never in a million years thought I would be the person to go to for self-esteem; that was not my intent. But I happen to love beauty, I love the way people look, and I love making women look beautiful.

A role model can teach you to love and respect yourself.

There's no prerequisites to worthiness. You're born worthy, and I think that's a message a lot of women need to hear.

Self-care equals success. You're going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you're healthy.

I make sure that I take good care of me.