Fruits and vegetables for some kids are scary and not fun.

You've got to make choices that make sense for you because there's always going to be somebody who'll think you should do something differently.

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.

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.

I've always been a closet jock, but when I got married and had kids, that fell by the wayside.

People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions.

Politics is a waste of time.