African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop diabetes at some point in their lives. People, that's half of our children. ...We can build our kids the best schools on earth, but if they don't have the basic nutrition they need to concentrate, they're still going to have a challenge learning.

In our house we don't take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a marriage.

Being president isn't anything like reality TV.

And what has been just completely heart warming is to see that people are really hungry for something different.

When I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.

My message to women: Do what makes you feel good, because there'll always be someone who thinks you should do it differently. Whether your choices are hits or misses, at least they're your own.

I tell my kids, 'I am thinking about you every other minute of my day.'