Favorite Quotations First Ladies Report to the First Lady

"Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them." ~ Lady Bird Johnson

Don’t ever lose hope. Even when life seems bleak and hopeless, know that you are not alone." ~ Nancy Reagan

Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.~ Abigail Adams

All of life is a constant education. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

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

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

I feel it's important to be active. People who retire, sit by their swimming pool and golf course and plan to relax have a very empty life. ~ Betty Ford

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. ~ Barbara Bush

The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.~ Hillary Clinton

I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. ~ Martha Washington

Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world. ~ Pat Nixon

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