People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions.

I think if I weren't married to [Barack Obama], I'd want him to be in there.

Kids who participate in school meal programs get roughly half of their calories each day at school. ... This is an extraordinary responsibility. But it's also an opportunity. And it's why one of the single most important things we can do to fight childhood obesity is to make those meals at school as healthy and nutritious as possible.

People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions, particularly when you're the First Lady; you're representing the nation. I've tried to be at peace with the choices that I make first, and then be open to everyone else's reflection.

No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.

People want to feel hopeful.

I think any family would, any mother would their children.