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.

The First Lady is such a fascinating office to hold. You're not elected, but it's very much official. You can see the latitude of power of that office.

It's easier to make fun of a first lady than for a first lady to have fun. The scrutiny is ferocious.

I'll be a wife and mother first, then First Lady.

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they say, they like it.

The first lady must be a leader. She must not be a follower.