Michelle Obama

Choose people who lift you up.

Well, when it comes to social media – there are just times I turn off the world, you know. There are just some times you have to give yourself space to be quiet, which means you’ve got to set those phones down. You can’t be reading all that stuff. I mean, that’s like letting somebody just walk up and slap you, you know? You would never do that. You would never just sit there and go, slap me in the face and I’m good with it. No. So why would you open yourself up to that?

I don’t believe in playing games. It’s not something I would do.

And let’s be clear: It’s not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren’t healthy. It’s also going to be critical to increase marketing for foods that are healthy.

I think every kid needs to get a taste of what it’s like to do that real hard work.

Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts … good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt. They’re not painful. That’s not just with somebody you want to marry, but it’s with the friends that you choose. It’s with the people you surround yourselves with.

Success covers a multitude of blunders.

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others. It’s about how it feels to you. We realized that being successful isn’t about being impressive, it’s about being inspired. That’s what it means to be true to yourself.

You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.

Keys to success: Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

I don’t think people get to be successful without ambition.

You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.

If past history was all that is needed to play the game of money, the richest people would be librarians.

Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.

In the end, you’re measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish.

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

You always pass failure on the way to success.

A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.

One of the problems when you become successful is that jealousy and envy inevitably follow. There are people-I categorize them as life’s losers-who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement from trying to stop others. As far as I’m concerned, if they had any real ability they wouldn’t be fighting me, they’d be doing something constructive themselves.