Desire Quote by David Remnick

[Michelle Obama] was the hardest sell. And she never fully embraced being in the public spotlight, which is ironic, given how good she is.

— Barack Obama

Michelle [Obama] never fully took to the scrutiny. I mean, she's thrived as a first lady, but it's not her preference.

— Barack Obama

I'm a big fan of Michelle Obama. She's such a positive person.

— Skai Jackson

Michelle Obama is somebody who really wants to take the high road.

— Jodi Kantor

Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service.

— Peter Jennings

Michelle Obama kind of has two identities. In private, she is actually often much more vehement than her husband about Republican opposition. It was…

— Jodi Kantor

It's not that Michelle Obama is trying to conceal her true feelings, it's that she does not want to be a political liability to…

— Jodi Kantor

No one you'd really like to see in public office has the bad taste to run.

— F. Paul Wilson

She could do any job. Let me just say this, I've never known anybody in politics that was more able than her -- including…

— Bill Clinton

Here's what people should look at as they look at a public servant. Do they have a passion in their life that showed up…

— Tim Kaine

Michelle Obama is a powerful example of someone who has learned how to align her actions with her values, manage boundaries across domains of…

— Stewart D. Friedman

Michelle Obama blows my mind. Form and function, style and grace.

— Bellamy Young