I don't feel like a first lady.

To know the first lady is to love Michelle.

The movies were custard compared to politics.

I'll be a wife and mother first, then First Lady.

Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world.

I had thought I would hate being First Lady... I loved it.

The first lady must be a leader. She must not be a follower.

Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president.

When you become first lady, it's like, 'O.K., now what do you do?'

I truly admire President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

The First Lady has a lot of power. I hope Hillary Clinton realizes that.

I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.

The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.

Dont ever lose hope. Even when life seems bleak and hopeless, know that you are not alone.

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they say, they like it.

In France, a first lady has no status, and therefore she isn't supposed to do anything else.

We should all do something to right the wrongs that we see and not just complain about them.

The history of the office of First Lady had not been kind to those with mental health issues.

I would love to speak with First Lady Michelle Obama about the addictive component of obesity.

My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes.

I think being an effective First Lady is first of all being the partner that your husband needs.

Being first lady is not just about being the wife but really taking command and having true vision.

The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband.

It's easier to make fun of a first lady than for a first lady to have fun. The scrutiny is ferocious.

The first ladyship is the only federal office in which the holder can neither be fired nor impeached.

It's a lot of fun to just say to people, proudly, 'I get to play the First Lady.' It's just fun to say.

The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself.

In the beginning, all of us got 'women type' stories. Like covering the first lady instead of the president.

There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.

You [future first ladies] will feel that you are no longer clothing yourself, you are dressing a public monument.

The role of first lady brings with it unique opportunities to help people across the country and around the world.

Being First Lady is playing supporting act. I am not seeking notoriety and I am not seeking to grab the limelight.

Our global future depends on the willingness of every nation to invest in its people, especially women and children.

As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.

Jackie Kennedy was the most appropriately dressed first lady we've ever had. You can see how lasting Jackie's style is.

Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.

You can really call Irene Dunne 'The First Lady of Hollywood', because she's the first real lady Hollywood has ever seen.

The life of the President's First Lady would not have been for me. And I don't know how I would have been as a housewife.

My children were born into this. They will always be the grandchildren of the President and First Lady of the United States.

I'm all for having an empowered first lady who can really use that position to improve conditions, be a role model and make change.

The greatest advantage of being First Lady is the opportunity it presents to truly make a difference on issues of great importance.

The position of vice president does not exist in France; neither does a role comparable that of the first lady of the United States.

It's false advertising to call Mrs. Obama the First Lady. First Woman, maybe, but certainly not a lady. Ann Romney is an actual lady.

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.

I wish I could say that Carla Bruni's Guess campaign at age 16 led to her current role as First Lady of France, but that might be a stretch.

First Lady Michelle Obama - I admire her confidence, integrity, intelligence, compassion, and her overall vibe - she is such an inspiration.

Any first lady can do whatever they want to do. In this country, people expect them to work on whatever they want or to have a career of their own.

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