Every elected official on this planet should understand - don't play with our children, don't do it.

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.

Barack and I were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us something far more valuable - their unconditional love, their unflinching sacrifice, and the chance to go places they had never imagined for themselves.

As women, we cannot afford to neglect ourselves.

Kids, everybody can get behind. It's a bipartisan thing. We care about our kids' health. But the truth is, it's very important for us to talk to parents, in particular mothers, because it's really our self-esteem, it's our initiative.

Success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.

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.