“No matter what the outcome is, we have to keep our eyes on the bigger picture. We need some kind of change. We can’t cut off our noses to spite our faces.” - Michelle Obama
• Rating 3.9 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • May 22nd, 2008"I come to this with a lot of interesting talents, but I think it would be unfair of me to say today what I would do in a couple of years. I need to be prepared to do what the country needs me to do at the time. Whether that’s baking cookies or serving as a wonderful hostess, that’s my job. I have to be prepared to do what’s necessary. And we won’t know what that’s going to be until we get there. I will be staunchly invested. It is a joint project.” - Michelle Obama
• Rating 4.0 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • May 16th, 2008“Iowa will make the difference. If Barack doesn’t win Iowa, it is just a dream. If we win Iowa, then we can move to the world as it should be.” - Michelle Obama, before the 2008 Iowa caucuses
• Rating 2.3 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • May 16th, 2008"There is still a lot of hard work that we as a country need to do. They can’t look to any one individual, whether it’s Barack or it’s the next new hope that’s going to appear to be that savior." - Michelle Obama
• Rating 3.7 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • May 16th, 2008"You can’t make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen. We just weren’t raised that way." - Michelle Obama
• Rating 4.1 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • May 16th, 2008"Before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation." - Michelle Obama
• Rating 4.2 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • May 16th, 2008"We have lost the understanding that in a democracy, we have a mutual obligation to one another — that we cannot measure the greatness of our society by the strongest and richest of us, but we have to measure our greatness by the least of these." - Michelle Obama
• Rating 4.2 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • May 16th, 2008"What I was clearly talking about is that I am proud in how Americans are engaging in the political process. I mean, everyone has said what I said, in that we haven't seen these record numbers of turnouts, people who are paying attention, going to rallies, watching debates." - Michelle Obama, regarding her past "anti-American" remark
• Rating 3.7 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • May 16th, 2008“Barack is one of the smartest people you will ever encounter who will deign to enter this messy thing called politics.” - Michelle Obama
• Rating 2.7 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • May 16th, 2008“For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country. Because it feels like hope is making a comeback.” - Michelle Obama
• Rating 2.9 / 5 • Vote for this Quote! • February 21st, 2008
NATIONAL[NOTE: Figures above are averages of the 3-6 most recent surveys in each area. Updated June 17]
