Quotes by First Ladys

I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition. Martha Washington
Happiness Myself Happy Whatever Situation Disposition Our Circumstance Find Determined Misery Part Cheerful Learned Greater Am May Unhappiness
The giving of love is an education in itself. Eleanor Roosevelt
Love Education Love Is Giving Itself
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. Eleanor Roosevelt
Life Character Experience People Honestly Meet Through Courageously Built How Grow
If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation. Abigail Adams
Rebellion Care Will Ourselves Determined Laws Voice Attention Bound Particular Any Representation Ladies Hold Which Paid
Understanding is a two-way street. Eleanor Roosevelt
Understanding Two-Way Two-Way Street Street
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! Barbara Bush
Day Will Somewhere Wish White White House President One Day Out Follow Someone Over Footsteps House Well Him Knows Audience Spouse May Who Even
You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give. Eleanor Roosevelt
Best You Courage Important Whatever Meet Give Only Accept Important Thing Thing
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect. Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom Human Being Responsibility Own Every Carry Weight Prospect Makes Does Unwilling His Huge Up Frightening Person Human Being Want Requirement Who Grow Grow Up
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. Michelle Obama
Education Truth Health Truth Is Care Else System Someone Give More Like Pie Piece Health Care Up Get Going Order Then Things Universal
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
You Opportunities Build Luck Think Step Like Friendships Just Whether Much Things
You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try - you don't take the risk. Rosalynn Carter
Best Failure You Win Goals Try Satisfied Possibility Out High Must Tried High Goals Risk Take Fail Do Your Best Accept Least Still Branch Might Then Your Set
Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little. Eleanor Roosevelt
Politics Sometimes Subscribe Everyone Our Say Definite Something Shall Generalities Always Go Up Very Wonder Whether Which Little Mean Using Grow Grow Up Ever Things
Through my education, I didn't just develop skills, I didn't just develop the ability to learn, but I developed confidence. Michelle Obama
Education Confidence Ability Through Develop Developed Learn Just Skills
I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up. Barbara Bush
Man Marriage First Tell Married About Kissed Throw Up Just Children Ever
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
Needs Mind Giving Own Worlds Others Our Opening Occupied Territory Familiar Familiar Territory Unexplained Us
The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship. Jackie Kennedy
Love Time You Money First Marry First Time Companionship Second Third
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. Eleanor Roosevelt
Birthday Gift Mother Think Birth Could Most Fairy Child Curiosity Godmother Endow Ask Should Useful
When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. Barbara Bush
You Detour Take Roadblock Come
Probably the happiest period in life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun; as we see that the shadows, which are at morning and evening so large, almost entirely disappear at midday. Eleanor Roosevelt
Life Morning Age Youth See Shadows Entirely Disappear Almost Most Period Frequently Passions Begun Midday Middle Middle Age Which Happiest Large Evening Eager
Just try new things. Don't be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right? Michelle Obama
Try New Things Out Step New Comfort Just Afraid Soar Your Right Things Zone
Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time. Barbara Bush
Time Yourself Big Believe Something Ideas Involved Big Ideas Than Get Your Larger
I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's. Barbara Bush
Better Country Healthy Think Else Morals Than Anyone Thinks
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? Eleanor Roosevelt
Will Our Rather Prevent Tender Misery Than Human Avenge Act Grow
You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong. Barbara Bush
Family You Strong Sit Kid Only Arm Know Read Around Little Them Little Kid Your Teaches Keeps
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it. Eleanor Roosevelt
Work Peace Believe Enough Must About Talk
You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our country. Michelle Obama
You Vote Progress Country Our Way Ourselves Make Got How Move Move Forward Forward
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