People have notions of what a wife's role should be in this process, and it's been a traditional one of blind adoration. My model is a little different - I think most real marriages are.

It's important for us not to lose sight of the fact that this is a family that's grieving and there's been a tremendous loss. And we all have to rally around that piece of it.

I hate fund-raising. Haaaaate it. Hate, hate it.

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.

When you walk through that door of opportunity you don't slam it shut behind you.

Success is only meaningful - and enjoyable - if it feels like your own.

Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop the promise inside of her.