Quotes for All
Until Eleanor Roosevelt, there was only one or two First Ladies in all of American history who made an impact, who people could even have recognized or identified. And it’s really only been since Jackie Kennedy that there’s been this idea that the family life of the president is such a central thing. Gail Collins
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
You always hear about fashion’s success stories. How a starlet lost an earring one night and by the next morning, the entire country was wearing one earring. Or how sweaters made a comeback in a drugstore, or a First Lady influenced how we dressed during her reign. But what about the losers? The fashions that … Read more
I think being an effective First Lady is first of all being the partner that your husband needs. Elizabeth Edwards
You [future first ladies] will feel that you are no longer clothing yourself, you are dressing a public monument. Eleanor Roosevelt
…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
In the long run there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one’s position, state it bravely and then act boldly. Eleanor Roosevelt
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt
Too many American authors have a servile streak where their backbone should be. Where’s our latest Nobel laureate? More than likely you’ll find him in the Rose Garden kissing the First Lady’s foot. Edward Abbey