Tonight, we can say with pride that, in America, there is no barrier too great and no ceiling too high to break.

If [Donald Trump] is paid zero [taxes], that means zero for troops, zero for vets, zero for schools or health.

There is such a bias against people who have led successful and/or complicated lives. You know, the divestment of assets, the stripping of all kinds of positions, the sale of stocks. It just becomes very onerous and unnecessary.

Every one of us every day has choices to make about the kind of person we are and what we wish to become. You can decide to be someone who brings people together, or you can fall prey to those who wish to divide us. You can be someone who educates yourself, or you can believe that being negative is clever and being cynical is fashionable. You have a choice.

The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself.

I always supported the women I worked with having time off to go to parent-teacher conferences and doctors' appointments or bringing their infants into the office.

Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation.