The greatest advantage of being First Lady is the opportunity it presents to truly make a difference on issues of great importance.

The secret to a happy marriage is a sense of humor, because marriage throws you curveballs. It is not easy.

Mitt doesn't like to talk about how he has helped others because he sees it as a privilege, not a political talking point.

Women wear many hats in their lives. Daughter, sister, student, breadwinner. But no matter where we are or what we’re doing, one hat that moms never take off is the crown of motherhood. There is no crown more glorious.

We need to respect choices that women make.

Everywhere I go people come up to me, they mob me - anyone who has MS or has a relative with MS - they come up and hug and cry.

I think we identify ourselves by labels or things that we are able to do: I am this. I am a good cook. I am a good mother. I am a good this. I am a good doctor. I am a good lawyer. When you can’t do those things anymore, you wonder where your identity is.