Famous quotes by First Ladys

Small: Actors are one family over the entire world
Eleanor Roosevelt
"Actors are one family over the entire world"
Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady
Small: A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think
Eleanor Roosevelt
"A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think"
Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady
Small: I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time
Barbara Bush
"I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up
Barbara Bush
"I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occ
Barbara Bush
"Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: Cherish your human connections - your relationships with friends and family
Barbara Bush
"Cherish your human connections - your relationships with friends and family"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you
Barbara Bush
"Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time
Barbara Bush
"Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict o
Barbara Bush
"At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord
Barbara Bush
"You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: You just dont luck into things as much as youd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether its frien
Barbara Bush
"You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: You have to love your children unselfishly. Thats hard. But its the only way
Barbara Bush
"You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: You dont just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it i
Barbara Bush
"You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: Were all bombarded with so many dietary messages that its hard to find time to sort through all this informati
Michelle Obama
"We're all bombarded with so many dietary messages that it's hard to find time to sort through all this information, but we do have time to take a look at our kids' plates"
Michelle Obama, First Lady
Small: It is done... the precious portrait placed in the hands of the gentlemen for safe keeping
"It is done... the precious portrait placed in the hands of the gentlemen for safe keeping"
Dolley Madison, First Lady
Small: Two messengers covered with dust come to bid me fly, but I wait for him
"Two messengers covered with dust come to bid me fly, but I wait for him"
Dolley Madison, First Lady
Small: Disaffection stalks around us
"Disaffection stalks around us"
Dolley Madison, First Lady
Small: When I shall again write to you, or where I shall be tomorrow, I cannot tell
"When I shall again write to you, or where I shall be tomorrow, I cannot tell"
Dolley Madison, First Lady
Small: At this late hour a wagon has been procured, and I have had it filled with plate and the most valuable portabl
"At this late hour a wagon has been procured, and I have had it filled with plate and the most valuable portable articles, belonging to the house"
Dolley Madison, First Lady
Small: Our private property must be sacrificed
"Our private property must be sacrificed"
Dolley Madison, First Lady
Small: I am accordingly ready I have pressed as many Cabinet papers into trunks as to fill one carriage our private p
"I am accordingly ready; I have pressed as many Cabinet papers into trunks as to fill one carriage; our private property must be sacrificed, as it is impossible to procure wagons for its transportation"
Dolley Madison, First Lady
Small: And now, dear sister, I must leave this house or the retreating army will make me a prisoner in it by filling
"And now, dear sister, I must leave this house or the retreating army will make me a prisoner in it by filling up the road I am directed to take"
Dolley Madison, First Lady
Small: We can make a commitment to promote vegetables and fruits and whole grains on every part of every menu.
Michelle Obama
"We can make a commitment to promote vegetables and fruits and whole grains on every part of every menu. We can make portion sizes smaller and emphasize quality over quantity. And we can help create a culture - imagine this - where our kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them"
Michelle Obama, First Lady
Small: You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat
Jackie Kennedy
"You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat"
Jackie Kennedy, First Lady
Small: Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if were scurrying to and
Michelle Obama
"Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we're scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don't have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list"
Michelle Obama, First Lady
Small: One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness
Jackie Kennedy
"One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness"
Jackie Kennedy, First Lady
Small: Now, I think that I should have known that he was magic all along. I did know it - but I should have guessed t
Jackie Kennedy
"Now, I think that I should have known that he was magic all along. I did know it - but I should have guessed that it would be too much to ask to grow old with and see our children grow up together. So now, he is a legend when he would have preferred to be a man"
Jackie Kennedy, First Lady
Small: It looks like its been furnished by discount stores
Jackie Kennedy
"It looks like it's been furnished by discount stores"
Jackie Kennedy, First Lady
Small: If you mess up your children, nothing else you do really matters
Jackie Kennedy
"If you mess up your children, nothing else you do really matters"
Jackie Kennedy, First Lady
Small: If you bungle raising your children, I dont think whatever else you do matters very much
Jackie Kennedy
"If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much"
Jackie Kennedy, First Lady