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

To me, with age, everything has gotten better. You have way more control; you know yourself better.

We have had with Barack Obama some just amazing experiences traveling abroad, being able to introduce our children to the world.... I'm also humbled by the response and the receptiveness, not just here in America, but around the world. There's a part of that warmth and enthusiasm and hope that is surprising and humbling.

I want to feel like the things I did made a difference. That's one of the reasons I spend time greeting people on rope lines, because I'm always thinking, 'Maybe this interaction, particularly if I'm meeting kids, will change someone's life.' That's how I think about the work I do as First Lady. It's a rare spotlight. I want to make sure I don't waste it.

It should be fun introducing kids to fruits and vegetables. If you start young, it will be something that they'll attach to really quickly.

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.

We are living in a time where we just don't have enough time. People are rushed. They're over worked, over scheduled. Not enough resources. ...But the thing that I want people to understand in this campaign is that families can make small manageable changes in their lives that can have pretty significant impacts.