"I wake up in a house that was built by slaves."

"And everywhere I've gone, in the people I've met, and the stories I've heard, I have seen the very best of the Americ…"

"Here is the secret: I have been at probably every powerful table that you can think of — I have worked at non-profits…"

"When I look out at all these young women, I see myself. In so many ways your story is my story."

"“Fear can keep us safe, but fear can also keep us small.”"

"Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country."

"When you want to make a difference, when you want to change the world, your mental health will sometimes get in the way."

"The size of our hips, our style, our swag, it becomes co-opted but then we are demonised... My advice to young women …"

"“When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it.”"

"Every day, the people I meet inspire me, every day, they make me proud, every day they remind me how blessed we are t…"