Chirlane McCray Quotes

My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'

You need a story, a scenario as First Lady.

Jackie O was so capable in so many ways. Hillary tried to redefine the role when she got into public policy, and Michelle Obama is able to move smoothly between form and function, style and substance.

I don't feel like a first lady.

My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes.

Michelle Obama is a major asset for the president.

If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.

Being First Lady is playing supporting act. I am not seeking notoriety and I am not seeking to grab the limelight.

There's so much of it you can't control. There is no handbook for how to conduct yourself in the public world.

I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good. But I don't know that she's ever had a real job - I mean, since she's been grown up.

The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself.

A good politician doesn't tell you what he's going to do next.

There's a rigid template a first lady has to fit into. You're either the Dragon Lady or the Happy Homemaker.

There is no definition for the Role of the First Lady. It is a no win situation. She will be criticized no matter what she does or says.

As a U.S. Senator, I've tried my best to practice politics the way I think it's supposed to be practiced - always looking for common ground and truly enjoying the people I meet along the way.

You can make the First Lady's job whatever you want it to be. To some women the job is more involved with the entertaining. They feel at home doing the things at home.

There were the questions of what kind of First Lady I would be, what issues would I focus on. Those were the questions that were being pounded on me through the campaign. A lot of times, I wondered what in the world Barack was even getting us into.

I am very diplomatic when I'm in front of the media or when I am going out for promotions and stuff. But, usually, I'm a very straight forward person.

As a Miss World, I will be able to understand people even better.

If I get too glam and polished and pretty, people are like, 'Hari, why aren't you speaking up about issues?' And if I start speaking up about issues, people are like, 'Why can't you just be an actress?'

We used to say in the White House that if a place is too dangerous, too small or too poor, send the First Lady.

First I'm a sportsman and then a politician.

I could really see myself in politics. Who knows?

I'm not a politician. My conscience has brought me before you. Give me a chance to serve you.

I'm not a politician, only a singer.