I joke that I stick with the job because it covers my insurance, but the reality is that my career has always been very important to me.

Start, as parents, with yourselves, number one.

My role models were the people in my life. My mom, for sure. My dad. The teachers. For me, role-modeling was immediate, it was touchable. It was rare for me to idolize a movie star or a singer...because, truly, children connect with who is in their lives, present and accounted for.

He’s always asking: ‘Is that new? I haven’t seen that before.’ It’s like, Why don’t you mind your own business? Solve world hunger. Get out of my closet.

I'm not a big fan of young kids having Facebook. It's not something they need. It's not necessary.

When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. He didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically - that's not how he was raised - he cared that it was the right thing to do.

I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he's going to do, even when it's hard - especially when it's hard.