Top 639 Quotes & Sayings by Famous First ladies - Page 6

A housewife deserves to be honored as much as a woman who earns her living in the marketplace. I consider bringing up children a responsible job. In fact, being a good housewife seems to me a much tougher job than going to the office and getting paid for it.

Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, Jack always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer.

One of the things I realized is that if you do not take control over your time and your life, other people will gobble it up. If you don't prioritize yourself, you constantly start falling lower and lower on your list, your kids fall lower and lower on your list.

Kindness is the connection that links us all together and strengthens the bonds within our communities, neighborhoods, and families.

I dont have time to be depressed.

I chose not to go into politics and policy. Those policies are my husband's job.

I like certain pieces monogrammed because it gives my closet and home warmth - it's just something that you could really feel comfortable with. It's yours; it's something personal. I do it for fun.

No one is loved as much as you by the people. Don't waste that power.

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.

[On whether she would want daughter Tricia to marry a politician:] I would feel sorry for her if she did.

And who knows? Somewhere out there in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!

No one has ever lived who knows better than you the proper placement of footfalls on treacherous paths.

I don't see myself going out in sweats, dropping Barron at school in sweats - it's just not my style - never was. I like to put myself together and go out. I do wear jeans and T-shirt though! I like them - why not? They're very comfortable, and when I'm home and playing with my child, I like to wear a white T-shirt and jeans.

When you travel and when you campaign, people tell you their problems. You see the problems and you become aware of them and you talk about them every day. And so you feel the responsibility for doing something about them.

I think the mistake some people make is they try to change the man they love after they get married. You cannot change a person.

I've had quite a life, when you stop and think about it.

Nobody controls me. I travel with my husband when I can, when I know that I can go, and I know that my son is okay alone for a few days with the help.

I must say acting was good training for the political life which lay ahead for us.

You know, to marry a man like Donald, you need to know who you are. You need to know who you are, and you need to be very strong and smart.

Dear God, please take care of your servant John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

I always loved fashion. My mother was a fashion designer, so it was always in my blood.

It takes heart to be in political life.

I find inspiration for my line of jewelry from traveling and from my lifestyle. I have three collections: New York, Palm Beach, and Paris.

I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.

Jenna's traveled with me; they've both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they've been old enough in all of their dad's campaigns to really be involved in.

We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

I've really tried to learn the art of clothes, because you don't sell for what you're worth unless you look good.

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.

I don't have a nanny. I have a chef, and I have my assistant, and that's it. I do it myself. You know, those hours with your child are really important ones, even if it's just the two of you, being quiet in the car together.

I was the one who was always calling people.

Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside.

this was I and not yet I, this was the wife of the President of the United States and she took precedence over me; my personal like and dislikes must be subordinated to the consideration of those things which were required of her

Don't judge. I used to buy underwear because I didn't do my laundry.

I'm not wild about the term first lady. I'd just like to be called Laura Bush.

A liberated woman is one who feels confident in herself, and is happy in what she is doing. She is a person who has a sense of self-it all comes down to a freedom of choice.

How lucky we are to have such a treasure of memories.

I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.

My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather has passed away at 93 years of age. His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country.

I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.

When I say we've had an ideal marriage, I'm not just talking about physical attraction, which I can imagine can wear pretty thin if it's all a couple has built on. We've had that and a whole lot more.

Caregivers are the selfless people who provide unpaid care for loved ones who are ill or have serious medical conditions. This is among the most challenging work there is.

You never know what you can do until you have to do it.

Children know that if they have a question about the world, the library is the place to find the answer. And someone will always be there to help them find the answer-our librarians. (A librarian's) job is an important one. Our nation runs on the fuel of information and imagination that libraries provide. And they are in charge of collecting and sharing this information in a helpful way. Librarians inform the public, and by doing so, they strengthen our great democracy.

Talent and effort, combined with our various backgrounds and life experiences, has always been the lifeblood of our singular American genius.

I mean, it's fun for us to talk about issues. You know, there's no one issue we spend a lot of time on probably, because he gets to do that all day with somebody else who's a lot more expert at issues than I am.

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.

One day, I made a remark that I might work with people with mental illness, and somebody in the press heard it, and it was in the paper. And the more I thought about it and found out about it, the more I thought it was just a terrible situation with no attention. And I've been working on it ever since.

A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

There is much the government can do and should do to improve the environment. But even more important is the individual who plants a tree or cleans a corner of neglect. For it is the individual who himself benefits, and also protects a heritage of beauty for his children and future generations.

I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.

The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more.

But we talk about issues, we talk about people, we talk about personalities. George is a very good reader of people, and he's very perceptive about people, and you know, that's fine.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I can not believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.

I don't do any microdermabrasion or any type of injections in my skin because I think that's really just temporary. And if the nerve system is damaged... I know some women who thought they would look much more beautiful if they had something done, and then their lives were destroyed because of that.

Once you can express yourself, you can tell the world what you want from it. All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words.

I've liked lots of people 'til I went on a picnic jaunt with them.

Our culture will become like it was during the medieval times when there truly was a cultural elite. The rest of the people will just watch television, which will be their only frame of reference.

You can make the First Lady's job whatever you want it to be. To some women the job is more involved with the entertaining. They feel at home doing the things at home.