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I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine.

The Sixties, of course, was the worst time in the world to try and bring up a child. They were exposed to all these crazy things going on.

I've had quite a life, when you stop and think about it.

I don't really yell at people.

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

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.

You know, the polls show that 70 percent of the people are for stem-cell research.

Just say no to drugs!

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

I'm doing what I want to do.

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

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

Everything just fell into place with Ronnie and me. We completed each other.

The movies were custard compared to politics.

My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'

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

I always liked red. It's a picker-upper.

I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.

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

My life began with Ronnie.

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

I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs.

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

Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.

Why take chances? It may be nonsense, but does anybody really know? And people have certainly been fascinated by astrology for thousands of years.

I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.

A lot of what acting is paying attention.

I'm particularly happy that the Ronald Reagan Building is both public and private, and embraces his lifelong belief ... in free and open trade.

I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.

I don't know when I'm going to have time to be politically active.

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

I'm very grateful that President Obama has lifted the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

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

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

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

My life really began when I married my husband.

Upon hearing the results of her breast examination, the First Lady said - "I guess it's my turn."

A lot of business can be accomplished in the state dinners.

Every woman is entitled to an opinion and the right to express that opinion-especially to the man she's married to.

I was the one who was always calling people.

A woman is like a teabag - only in hot water do you realize how strong she is.

I love you so very much I don't even mind that life made me wait so long to find you. The waiting only made the finding sweeter.

Drugs take away the dream from every child's heart and replace it with a nightmare, and it's time we in America stand up and replace those dreams.

I said from the very beginning, I don't want a big house, I don't want big grounds, I don't want the trouble with the maintenance and all of that.

This toast is for all of us," he said. "Not for what we're about to become, but for what we've been, to each other, for so many years." In

I believe that more people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious.

I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organised, very, very good. I was very impressed.

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

Presidents don't get vacations - they just get a change of scenery. The job goes with you.

A woman is like a teabag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is.

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

Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do.

A woman is like a tea bag. She only knows her strength when put in hot water.

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

I have been criticized and ridiculed for turning to astrology, but after a while, I reached the point where I didn't care.

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

My mother was a Democrat - southern Democrat, y'all.

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.

People aren't really poor until they start using water on their corn flakes.

You just get up each day and put one foot in front of the other and go. You know, each day is different.

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

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

I've always gone for the more understated look.