Nancy Reagan Quotes

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

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. — Nancy Reagan

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

I don't really yell at people. — Nancy Reagan

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

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

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

Just say no to drugs! — Nancy Reagan

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

Nancy is superstitious. — Michael Reagan

I never thought I'd miss Nancy Reagan. There can't be a rating [on the Clinton drug policy] when there hasn't been a performance. — Charles Rangel

I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty. — Walter Annenberg

Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not. — Barbara Bush

Everywhere we go, Nancy makes the world a little better. — Ronald Reagan

You know, if Nancy Davis hadn't come along when she did, I would have lost my soul. — Ronald Reagan

You'll notice that Nancy Reagan never drinks water when Ronnie speaks. — Robin Williams

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

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

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. — Robert Penn Warren

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

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

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

But Nancy is right - Presidents don't have vacations - they just have a change of scenery"; — Ronald Reagan

I was the one who was always calling people. — Nancy Reagan

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

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. — Nancy Reagan

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. — Nancy Reagan

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. — Nancy Reagan

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 — Nancy Reagan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

George W. Bush, though a president's son, is cast as Reagan's heir even more than his father's. — Nancy Gibbs

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

When he hung up on Nancy Reagan, that's when he crossed his final threshold. — David Gergen

Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do. — Nancy Reagan

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

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

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

People should be afraid of the cancer, not the mammogram. — Nancy Reagan

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

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. — Nancy Reagan

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

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

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

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

I've always gone for the more understated look. — Nancy Reagan

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

My life began with Ronnie. — Nancy Reagan

He is himself again, more himself than at any time on this Earth. Nancy Reagan on her husband — Bill O'Reilly

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

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

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

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

My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.' — Nancy Reagan

The movies were custard compared to politics. — Nancy Reagan

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

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

I'm doing what I want to do. — Nancy Reagan

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

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

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

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

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

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

A lot of what acting is paying attention. — Nancy Reagan

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

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

Nancy Reagan fell down and broke her hair. — Johnny Carson

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

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

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

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

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