Quotes by First Ladys

My life really began when I married my husband. Nancy Reagan

Life Husband My Life Married Began Really

I urge researchers to make use of the opportunities that are available to them and to do all they can to fulfill the promise that stem cell research offers. Nancy Reagan

Opportunities Research Promise Stem Stem Cell Stem Cell Research Make Offers Cell Cell Research Available Urge Them Fulfill Use Researchers

Don't say I was tough. I was strong. I had to be, because Ronnie liked everybody and sometimes didn't see - or refused to see - what the people around him were really up to. But everything I did, I did for Ronnie. I did for love. Nancy Reagan

I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department. Nancy Reagan

Political Matters About Talk Department

I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine. Nancy Reagan

Woman Think More She Feminine Gets Acts

The movies were custard compared to politics. Nancy Reagan

Politics Were Custard Movies Compared

I don't really yell at people. Nancy Reagan

People Yell Really

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

You Sleeping President Give Know Access Does Years Eight Special

Remember, I'm a doctor's daughter. So obviously I'm interested in all medical things. Nancy Reagan

Doctor Remember Daughter Obviously Interested Medical Things

It's always written that my father was a rich, conservative John Bircher. That is untrue. He was not rich. He was not a John Bircher. Nancy Reagan

Conservative Father Rich John He Written Untrue Always

I chose to have a career, and I enjoyed it while I had it. Nancy Reagan

Had While Chose Enjoyed Career

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

Privacy White White House Had House Walked Moment

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

Husband Think Everything Alive Could Protect Him Doing Keep

It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism. Nancy Reagan

Freedom Relationship History Soul Communism Political Husband Difficult Resolved Respective Leaders Countries Most Periods Well Well Known Known Were Mates End Very Committed Modern Thatcher Modern History Lady Pivotal Ronnie Special Enjoyed Margaret

It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely. Nancy Reagan

Alone You Lonely Big White White House True House Place

You learn something out of everything, and you come to realize more than ever that we're all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it's going to be over, and you better make this count. Nancy Reagan

My life began with Ronnie. Nancy Reagan

Life My Life Began Ronnie

I feel there's enough seriousness in the world without seeing it in the theatre. Pat Nixon

Theatre World Enough Seeing Feel Without Seriousness

I'm a perfectionist. I won't do a thing without trying to do it well. Pat Nixon

Perfectionist Well Without Trying Thing