In her own words

“I knew he was a special person. And it had nothing to do with his education. It had nothing to do with his potential. And I say this to young women: Don’t check off—there are a lot of women who have the boxes. Did he go to the right school? What is his income? ”It was none of that. It was how he felt about his mother; the love that he felt for his mother; his relationship to women; his work ethic … he wasn’t impressed with himself. And he was funny. And we joked a lot. And he loved his little sister … he was a community organizer. I really respected that.
“It was those kind of values that made me think you don’t meet people like that often. And when you couple that with talent, and he’s cute—you know, I always thought he would be useful."......Michelle on Obama