Nancy Reagan Quotes - Page 2

My life really began when I married my husband.

I have been very happy with my homes, but homes really are no more than the people who live in them.

People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.

A friend of mine said to me a year ago, "You're so lucky, Nancy, because Ronnie left you the library," She said, "You have that to work on, and to go to, and, in a sense, to be with him." I had never thought of it like that, but it's true. I go to the library or work for the library all the time, because it's Ronnie. I'm working for Ronnie.

For eight years, I was sleeping with the president, and if that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what does!

The White House belongs to all Americans. It's supposed to be something we're proud of.

I don't like a lot of frills and fusses.

From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.

I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine.

I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.

There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.

They were very short, the golden years. The golden years are when you can sit back, hopefully, and exchange memories. And that's the worst part about this disease. There's nobody to exchange memories with.

I favor capital punishment. It saves lives.

I was doing everything I could think of to protect my husband and keep him alive.

Countless people, suffering from many different diseases, stand to benefit from the answers stem cell research can provide. We owe it to ourselves and to our children to do everything in our power to find cures for these diseases - and soon. As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious.

It's one of the best programs I've ever seen because it benefits both sides: children, who need love, and grandparents, elderly people, who need to feel wanted.

I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.

I'm doing what I want to do.

Just because you're married [to the president] doesn't mean you've given up your right to have and opinion.

I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us.

People should be afraid of the cancer, not the mammogram.

I've always gone for the more understated look.

I couldn't possibly lead the kind of life I lead, and keep the schedule that I do, having radiation or chemotherapy.

I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it.

My life didn't really begin until I met Ronnie.