I'll be a wife and mother first, then First Lady. — Jackie Kennedy
I think the major role of the First Lady is to take care of the President so that he can best serve the people. And not to fail her family, her husband, and children. — Jackie Kennedy
Woman is superlative; the best leader in life, the best guide in happy days, the best consoler in sorrow. — Johann Gottfried Seume
Mothers and unmarried women and married women, they're all welcomed in the Trump White House, and he's made that very clear to me. — Kellyanne Conway
The most beautiful woman in the world is the one who protects and supports other women — Sandra Bullock
CNN found that Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America. Women admire her because she's strong and successful. Men admire her because she allows her husband to cheat and get away with it. — Jay Leno
[On Hillary Rodham Clinton:] She always looks so adorable, and she's intrepid; she's the biggest bargain America ever got, bigger than that Louisiana Purchase from my French friends. — Jackie Kennedy
The future must not belong to those who bully women. It must be shaped by girls who go to school and those who stand for a world where our daughters can live their dreams just like our sons. — Barack Obama
Christian wife! Follow in the footsteps of the ideal of all womanhood, the Blessed Mother of God; in joy and in sorrow, she will be your advocate at the throne of her Son. — John Vianney
The perfect woman, you see [is] a working-woman; not an idler; not a fine lady; but one who [uses] her hands and her head and her heart for the good of others. — Thomas Hardy
Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife. — Groucho Marx
To be a queen of a household is a powerful thing. — Jill Scott
There is no greater pillar of stability than a strong, free and educated woman, and there is no more inspiring role model than a man who respects and cherishes women and champions their leadership. — Angelina Jolie
The mother is the one supreme asset of national life; she is more important by far than the successful statesman, or business man, or artist, or scientist. — Theodore Roosevelt
A woman is attractive when she is somebody else's wife. — Zimbabwean Proverbs
Short First Lady Quotes
The old saying is true, behind every good man theres an incredible woman. — Robert Downey, Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, god bless America - land of the free, home of the brave. — Dave Grohl
As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot. — John Lennon
Behind every good man, there's a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn't have nothing. — Coretta Scott King
An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband. — Booth Tarkington
Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. — Hubert Humphrey
There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women. — Madeleine Albright
America is an adorable woman chewing tobacco. — Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of citizen. — Louis D. Brandeis
A righteous wife can make a poor man feel like a king. — Boonaa Mohammed
First Lady Image Quotes
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.
First Lady Michelle Obama Quotes
I've been very lucky to put women that I sincerely admire on the cover of 'Vogue:' the then First Lady and now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and, more recently, First Lady Michelle Obama. Those were benchmarks for the magazine, and certainly covers that I've been very, very proud of. — Anna Wintour
Michelle Obama is going to be an amazing First Lady: She's intelligent, capable and motivated. She just embodies everything that an American woman should represent. — Eva Longoria
Our guest tonight is Michelle Obama, first lady of the United States. She's here to announce her run for president. — David Letterman
You have to be odd to be number one.
First Lady Michelle Obama appears on 'Sesame Street' to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary. It's going to be a big episode. Yes, sources say the episode gets a little tense when Ernie and Bert ask the first lady why her husband's dragging his feet on gay marriage. — Conan O'Brien
To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources. — Tom Vilsack
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
Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, surrounded by assholes.
First Lady Michelle Obama has posted an exercise video of her beating up a punching bag. But don't worry, Vice President Biden is going to be OK. — Conan O'Brien
We have first lady Michelle Obama on the show tonight. As you'd expect, security's been pretty tight. On my way in I got five pat-downs, and that was just from Joe Biden. — Jimmy Fallon
With Barack Obama as president and the super-happening Michelle Obama as First Lady, you would think a new tone, a new tune, a kicky new jazzitude, would have entered Washington discourse, but it remains a landlocked island unto itself, held captive by its tribal fevers. — James Wolcott
You learn something out of everything, and you come to realize more than ever that we're all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it's going to be over, and you better make this count. — Nancy Reagan
We should all do something to right the wrongs that we see and not just complain about them. — Jackie Kennedy
First think, second believe, third dream and finally dare.
To my young friends out there: Life can be great, but not when you can't see it. So, open your eyes to life: to see it in the vivid colors that God gave us as a precious gift to His children, to enjoy life to the fullest, and to make it count. Say yes to your life. — Nancy Reagan
I would like to say, ladies and gentlemen, that you shouldn't be afraid of who you are. That's the first key idea. You shouldn't be afraid of who you are. You should NOT be afraid of who you are. It's very important for you to realize that. — Chogyam Trungpa
There's a big, wonderful world out there for you. It belongs to you. It's exciting and stimulating and rewarding. Don't cheat yourselves out of this promise. — Nancy Reagan
Encourage & support your kids because "Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them. — Lady Bird Johnson
Like all New York hotel lady cashiers she had red hair and had been disappointed in her first husband. — Al Capp
Dont ever lose hope. Even when life seems bleak and hopeless, know that you are not alone. — Nancy Reagan
The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky. The new president and his first lady. — Richard M. Nixon
Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do. — Nancy Reagan
My life really began when I married my husband. — Nancy Reagan
Helping another person gives one the deepest pleasure in the world. — Pat Nixon
Walk away from it until you're stronger, All your problems will be there when you get back, but you'll be better able to cope. — Lady Bird Johnson
Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile. — Laura Bush
I'm as wicked as Hitler's first born, cause of me, lot of old ladies purses gone. — Big Pun
I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated. — Nancy Reagan
Happy birthday to former First Lady Barbara Bush, who turned seventy-seven this week. Unfortunately, where her granddaughters helped blow out the candles on her cake, it exploded. — Craig Kilborn
I feel it's important to be active. People who retire, sit by their swimming pool and golf course and plan to relax have a very empty life. — Betty Ford
For eight years, I was sleeping with the president, and if that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what does! — Nancy Reagan
Although the circumstances of our lives may seem very disengaged, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America and you just getting through school, I want you to know we have very much in common. For nothing in my life ever would have predicted that I would be standing here as the first African-American First Lady. — Michelle Obama
The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband. — Claudia Johnson
Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars. — Imelda Marcos
The first organised opposition by women to women's suffrage in England dates from 1889, when a number of ladies led by Mrs Ward appealed against the proposed extension of the Parliamentary suffrage to women. — Millicent Fawcett
Phyllis Diller came through a mine field of male comedians when she arrived on the comedy scene and she defused them all. She won her place in the Hall of Comedy as the First Lady. I will miss her. — Tim Conway
The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse. — Jacqueline KennedyOnassis
When people say, 'You have Alzheimer's,' you have no idea what Alzheimer's is. You know it's not good. You know there's no light at the end of the tunnel. That's the only way you can go. But you really don't know anything about it. And you don't know what to expect. — Nancy Reagan
Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world. — Pat Nixon
If you look at the Bible and you look at Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, we all know who sinned first. Ladies, do you have to eat everything? — Daniel Tosh
Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they say, they like it. — Richard M. Nixon
I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am. — Imelda Marcos
I don't feel that because I'm First Lady, I'm very different from what I was before. It can happen to anyone. After all, it has happened to anyone. — Betty Ford
I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated. — Nancy Reagan
First ladies throughout our history have been expected to be adoring wives and perfect mothers. — Rosalynn Carter
I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice. — Nancy Reagan
The greatest advantage of being First Lady is the opportunity it presents to truly make a difference on issues of great importance. — Ann Romney
I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature. — Sasha Cohen
...but there isn't going to be any First Lady. There is just to be plain, ordinary Mrs. Roosevelt...I never wanted to be the president's wife, and don't want it now. You don't quite believe me, do you? Very likely no one would-except possibly some woman who had had the job. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Being First Lady is playing supporting act. I am not seeking notoriety and I am not seeking to grab the limelight. — Valerie Trierweiler
The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse. Would you notify the telephone operators and everyone else that I'm to be known simply as Mrs. Kennedy and not as First Lady. — Jackie Kennedy
I am the princess of G.O.O.D. Music, the first lady of G.O.O.D. Music, the baby of G.O.O.D. Music. I'm kinda the spoiled brat right now. I could get whatever I want. — Teyana
The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case. — George W. Bush
I'm not wild about the term first lady. I'd just like to be called Laura Bush. — Laura Bush
There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president. — Nancy Reagan
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