Military activities (are) not a role for the United States. There needs to be a number of steps that Maliki and his government must take to demonstrate that he is committed to an inclusive Iraq, something he has not done up to date.

We used to say in the White House that if a place is too dangerous, too small or too poor, send the First Lady.

Home is a child's first and most important classroom.

America is the only developed nation in the world with no guaranteed paid leave of any kind. That means we're leaving a whole lot of talent on the sidelines.

If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, it is that human rights are women's rights — and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely — and the right to be heard.

I don't want to get into some sort of back-and-forth on insults because that just drags everybody down.

I know how to really work to get new jobs and to get exports that helped to create more new jobs.