Quotes by Former First Ladies

There is clearly much left to be done and whatever else we are going to do we had better get on with it.
Rosalynn Carter
If we have not achieved our early dreams we must either find new ones or see what we can salvage from the old. If we have accomplished what we set out to do in our youth we need not weep like Alexander the Great that we have no more worlds to conquer.
Rosalynn Carter
I had already learned from more than a decade of political life that I was going to be criticized no matter what I did so I might as well be criticized for something I wanted to do.
Rosalynn Carter
Jimmy and I were always partners.
Rosalynn Carter
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
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.
Rosalynn Carter
There are only four kinds of people in the world.Those who have been caregivers.Those who are currently caregivers.Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.
Rosalyn Carter
My most important title is still “mom-in-chief.” My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world.
Michelle Obama
At the root of this dilemma is the way we view mental health in this country. Whether an illness affects your heart, your leg or your brain, it’s still an illness, and there should be no distraction.– Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.
Rosalynn Carter
The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and fashion, design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation.
Michelle Obama
A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
Rosalynn Carter
When they go low, we go high.
Michelle Obama
The measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls.
First Lady Michelle Obama
You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.
Michelle Obama
Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise.
Michelle Obama
Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.
Michelle Obama
He’s always asking: ‘Is that new? I haven’t seen that before.’ It’s like, Why don’t you mind your own business? Solve world hunger. Get out of my closet.
Michelle Obama
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.
Michelle Obama