And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That's why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because I believe that each of us - no matter what our age or background or walk of life - each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.

My goal is to be a great-looking 70-year-old! I won't mind being 70, but I want people to say, "You're 70?"

I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with a busy husband, a very demanding job and two little kids to feed.... I had to learn what it means to feed and care for your kids in a country where fast food is abundant, where time is a rarity, where eating out is a trend, because families are so busy.... Yes, I'm First Lady, but I know the struggles.

I was too worried about the grades and I should have been more worried about learning.

Discriminating against same-sex couples just isn't right.

Barack Obama was a black man that lived on the South Side of Chicago, who had his share of troubles catching cabs.

The one thing I believe is that families are off-limits. And I think my husband said it, and he was clear on that. And I totally agree with him.