Desiree Rogers Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“We have not really advertised Chicago internationally.”

“My job is to make certain that I've done what I was asked and my department has done what we were asked to do by the president and the first lady and the State Department. I believe that we accomplished that.”

“I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other.”

“I think the Social Office is really the office where East meets West. For those that don't know, the East side is typically the First Lady's side of the house. The West side is typically the President's side of the house.”

“I'm much more comfortable in a meritocracy and in reward for good work as opposed to a political environment, where I feel like all of that can be confused.”

“In many respects, we really are trying to not run the Social Office like a business, but we do have a strategy. We do have a mission. We are trying to standardize certain things so that our time is not spent on, you know, picking flowers or linens, that we've got standards.”