First Lady Quotes - Page 7

• 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

  Missing, Comedian, Males

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

  Columba Bush

  Children, President, United States

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• The best thing about my family is my wife. She is a great first lady. I know that sounds not very objective, but that's how I feel. And she's also patient. Putting up with me requires a lot of patience.

  George W. Bush

  Wife, Sound, Firsts

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• My wife, well she has extensive experience, because before becoming the first lady, she was the wife of the CEO of a large conglomerate. So I have very high hopes that she will carry out her job successfully as first lady of the Republic of Korea.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Jobs, Korea, Wife

  "Talk Asia" with Anjali Rao, edition.cnn.com. April 18, 2008.

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• I always enjoyed politics. I worked at the White House recently, primarily for the First Lady. Because of my experience running my travel agency, I was in charge of the files she kept on the Travel Office.

  Joseph Force Crater

  Running, Agency, White

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• 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 came and went out the same day? The hopes and dreams of designers that were shattered by the sound of fifty million women ... laughing themselves to death.

  Erma Bombeck

  Country, Dream, Fashion

  Erma Bombeck (2013). “The Erma Bombeck Collection: If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood, and The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank”, p.107, Open Road Media

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

  Laura Bush

  Firsts, Laura, Term

  "Laura Bush Grows Into Star Role". www.cbsnews.com. June 24, 2004.

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• Throughout Ronnie's presidency, there was an ongoing public discussion as to how much influence the first lady should have on the president. It's hardly a new problem. As long as mankind has lived in groups, there's always been a question of how to handle the boss's wife.

  Nancy Reagan

  Should Have, Long, Wife

  Nancy Reagan (2011). “My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan”, p.75, Random House

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• A political life, I've often said, is a continuing education in human nature, including one's own. My involvement on the ground floor of two presidential campaigns and my duties as First Lady took me to every state in our union and to seventy-eight nations. In each place, I met someone or saw something that caused me to open my mind and my heart and deepen my understanding of the universal concerns that most of humanity shares.

  Hillary Clinton

  Heart, Eight, Two

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• Today President Obama is in the Middle East. He met the new king of Saudi Arabia. Obama also met Saudi Arabia's first lady, the second lady, third lady, and fourth lady.

  Conan O'Brien

  Kings, President, Middle East

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• At the economic summit in China, Vladimir Putin is being accused of flirting with the first lady of China. Then again, Putin does have a history of not respecting boundaries.

  Conan O'Brien

  Flirting, Doe, Firsts

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• Our guest tonight is Michelle Obama, first lady of the United States. She's here to announce her run for president.

  David Letterman

  Running, President, United States

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• 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

  Tonight, Biden, Way

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• 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.

  Bellamy Young

  Fun, Play, People

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.

  Andre Leon Talley

  Media, Firsts, Microscopes

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• 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

  Moving, Epidemics, Effort

  "Securing Our Future Through Our Children’s Health" by Sec. Tom Vilsack, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 25, 2010.

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• 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

  Thinking, Islands, President

  "What’s Wrong With Washington?" by James Wolcott, www.vanityfair.com. May 2009.

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• I turned to books for comfort. (Former First Lady, Laura Bush)

  Laura Bush

  Book, Comfort, Firsts

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• The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If Martha Washington didn't do it, then no one is sure it should be done.

  Paula Poundstone

  Years, Example, Done

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• Both Kennedy and Obama exuded a dash of glamour in their roles as commander-in-chief and became the darlings of Hollywood. As president, each brought to the White House a fashionable and accomplished First Lady, two adorable young children and scene-stealing pets.

  Kitty Kelley

  Children, Two, White

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• Gay marriage has jumped out of the closet on to the front page. Everyone from the president of the U.S. to retired four-star general Colin Powell is embracing the issue, now supported by most Americans. Still, a few people, like former First Lady Laura Bush appear to be conflicted.

  Kitty Kelley

  Stars, Gay, Issues

  "Goosey Lucy and Gay Marriage" by Kitty Kelley, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 1, 2013.

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• John F. Kennedy brought style and charisma to the White House and a first family that captivated the country: a handsome, witty president, an elegant first lady, and two adorable young children.

  Kitty Kelley

  Country, Witty, Children

  "Capturing Camelot" by Kitty Kelley, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 27, 2012.

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• 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

  Baby, Princess, Want

  "Teyana Taylor is G.O.O.D. music's 'Spoiled Brat'" by Nadeska Alexis, www.mtv.com. April 16, 2012.

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• [It's] Rare for a first lady to be running for president.

  Gwen Ifill

  Running, President, Firsts

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• While he was in Utah, Obama discussed immigration reform with leaders of the Mormon Church. Obama introduced the first lady. Then the church's president introduced HIS first lady. And his second lady. And his third, fourth, and fifth ladies.

  Jimmy Fallon

  Utah, Leader, Church

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