Michelle Obama joined forces with Glamour Magazine on Tuesday to promote the importance of girls education.

The First Lady of the United States addressed over 1,0000 schoolgirls at New York’s Apollo Theatre, offering up some wise advice on how to kick butt. “Compete with the boys. Beat the boys,”; she told the crowd. “There is no boy, at this age, that is cute enough or interesting enough to stop you from getting your education.”

“If I had worried about who liked me and who thought I was cute when I was your age, I wouldn’t be married to the president of the United States,”; she added before high-fiving actress Charlize Theron.

The FLOTUS wasn’t the only power woman sharing her Instagram-worthy quotes with the crowd. Obama was also joined by Sophia Bush, former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard and Glamour Editor-In-Chief Cindi Leive.

“We aim so much lower than what we’re really valued and what we’re worth and I just want to leave you all with this. You are worth it and you are valued,”; offered up. “So aim big and dream big because I’m sitting on this stage today a farm girl, from a small farm community in South Africa and the fact that I am here today is witness that if you dream big, no matter how ridiculous it is, it can happen so why not?”;

For more inspirational words from Mrs. Obama, check out the footage from Glamour’s “The Power of an Educated Girl”; panel below.