All we can do as women is make the best decisions for us. And that includes everything from how you look to how you dress to whether you choose to stay at home or work when you have kids. All those decisions are so personal, and we have to start with finding what brings us joy and what brings us our own individual confidence. And if we're feeling good with those choices, then it makes what everybody else has to say less important.

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

It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position.

I've always tried to make sure that what I do really connects with the broader agenda of what my husband is trying to do.

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

The president's job is a lot harder. And that's why I'm working hard to get him re-elected, because he's handled himself with a level of grace and poise that not many people could given the challenges that he's faced.

I've always tried to make sure that what I do really connects with the broader agenda of what my husband Barack Obama is trying to do.... But I also find that I have to be very passionate myself about the issue to be able to represent it well. One of the big issues that I've talked a lot about...is childhood health, nutrition and obesity.