Michelle Obama

The realities are that, you know, as a black man, you know, Barack can get shot going to the gas station, you know.

I hate diversity workshops. Real change comes from having enough comfort to be really honest and say something very uncomfortable.

It was sort of important for us not to deal with a specific policy change, or a specific sort of approach, but to deal with cultural change.

I was loved dearly by my father but I was never so precious that he didn’t think that I could be in there right at the table.

I always sort of felt like the eight years that Barack was president, it was sort of like having the good parent at home. You know, the responsible parent, the one who told you to eat your carrots and go to bed on time.

I’ve never had the passion for politics.

Always remember your kid’s name. Always remember where you put your kid. Don’t let your kid drive until their feet can reach the pedals. Use the right size diapers … for yourself. And, when in doubt, make funny faces.

I was probably 10 or 11 when I saw that, and sort of started thinking, ‘You know what? Marriage is an option. Having a family is an option. And going to school and getting your education and building your career is another really viable option that can lead to happiness and fulfillment.

Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.

You have to love your children unselfishly. That is hard. But it is the only way.

My father would always praise me. He always thought I was the smartest person

There’s no other love like the love for a brother. There’s no other love like the love from a brother.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

Having lots of siblings is like having built-in best friends.

The joy is still there when I see Sean. He didn’t come out of my belly, but my God, I’ve made his bones, because I’ve attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I’m so proud of all his things. But he is my biggest pride.

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.

Siblings are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring, quite often the hard way.

As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us.

There was a lot of charm in just living in a big family compound of a house. My two uncles, who were into jazz, lived in the basement, and one of them, Uncle Peter, taught me my first songs on the ukulele.

My father was a successful real estate developer, and he was a very tough man but a good man. My father would always praise me. He always thought I was the smartest person.

She does have a very nice figure… If [Ivanka] weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.