American culture Quote by Robin Givhan

First ladies, you know, we look at Michelle Obama, and we look at most first ladies, and they seem like they have it all.…

— Jodi Kantor

Historically, the most favorably viewed figure in any administration is the first lady, regardless of her husband's popularity. That is largely because first ladies…

— Ari Melber

Any first lady can do whatever they want to do. In this country, people expect them to work on whatever they want or to…

— Laura Bush

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret of their charm.

— Oscar Wilde

Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do.

— Kitty Kelley

The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If Martha Washington…

— Paula Poundstone

Michelle [Obama] never fully took to the scrutiny. I mean, she's thrived as a first lady, but it's not her preference.

— Barack Obama

It seems to me there's this tyranny that's not accidental or incidental, to make women feel compelled to look like somebody they're not. I…

— Eve Ensler

First ladies are doing a lot. But the job remains undefined, frequently misunderstood, and subject to political attacks far nastier in some ways than…

— Margaret Truman Daniel

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

— Nancy Reagan

“Those of us who follow politics seriously rather than view it as a game show do not look at Hillary Clinton and simply think…

— Christopher Hitchens

Since the Second World War, as female expectations and opportunities have risen, becoming a royal woman - and remaining a royal woman - has…

— Linda Colley