I don't consider myself flashy at all. I mean, did I dress like the average Washingtonian? No. Desiree Rogers More Quotes by Desiree Rogers More Quotes From Desiree Rogers There's no time to waste. Every day, there needs to be movement on something. Desiree Rogers wastemovementneeds I don’t do ordinary work. That is not me in the least. Desiree Rogers ordinary I'm a business person at heart. Desiree Rogers business-personpersonsheart 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. Desiree Rogers togetherpeoplethinking It's the past, it's behind us, and that's the end of it. Desiree Rogers behindsendspast Johnson Publishing offered me an opportunity to build back iconic brands like Ebony and Jet magazines. Desiree Rogers johnsonmagazinesopportunity How can we salute - encourage the American spirit? That means many different things to many different people. Desiree Rogers differentmeanpeople As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host. Desiree Rogers eventspresidenttogether We have not really advertised Chicago internationally. Desiree Rogers chicago I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous. Desiree Rogers whitejobsyears There is an environment where someone is always looking for someone to make an error. They're always looking not for the good things, the wonderful things the president and first lady are doing, they're looking for an error or to criticize. And it's not conducive to good work. Desiree Rogers lookinggoodgood-thingswork When a person makes a decision, people will always want a reason they understand, so they'll put a negative spin on things. Desiree Rogers understanddecisionpeoplenegative This ability to mix people together is something I learned early on. Desiree Rogers somethingabilitytogetherpeople No one should walk into a party and have a stamp that says 'mayor' or 'businessman' on their head. Everyone is just there to have a good time. Desiree Rogers walkgoodpartytime 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. Desiree Rogers ladyjobdonebelieve We can't just rest on the fact that this is beautiful Chicago. I want to triple down on that experience and make it... life-altering. Desiree Rogers restdownexperiencebeautiful I do feel strongly that we have got to do a little brand-positioning work. Wouldn't it be great to have something that everybody could say: 'Yep, that's Chicago.' Desiree Rogers sayfeelgreatwork It's not a question that people have a very negative image of Chicago. They just don't think about it. Desiree Rogers imagethinkpeoplenegative In London, a lot of the time you don't see the sun shine. Desiree Rogers shineyousuntime 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. Desiree Rogers ladythinkknowhouse
