For me exercise is more than just physical, it’s therapeutic.

What I tell my kids is, I’m preparing you for college and for life. So, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. We still have screen time rules.

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

I know what makes me happy. I pick the clothes that make me happy - sometimes people like them, sometimes they don't. I try to listen to my own internal guide.

We're [President Barack Obama and I] clear on the fact that we have to stay humble and prayerful. We have to dig down deep to our roots. When things come together, we know some of it is Barack, some of it is us-but a lot of it has nothing to do with either of us.

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

My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my 'blackness' than ever before.