No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.

We're starting to see, as the economy improves, that the unemployment rate among veterans and military spouses - we're seeing some improvement in those numbers. And that's a good thing.

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.

Every elected official on this planet should understand - don't play with our children, don't do it.

I mean, hope doesn't get actualized in three and a half years. If that were the case, we'd be out of luck as a country.

When you walk through that door of opportunity you don't slam it shut behind you.

The biggest obstacle facing girls is education, education, education. There are too many kids who think high school is a pit stop to fame and fortune. I want girls in this country to think education is the coolest, most important thing they could ever do in their lives.