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I never have tantrums. If anything makes me mad, I'm silent. If I'm not talking, leave me alone.
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Collection: Alone
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I have sacrificed everything in my life that I consider precious to advance the political career of my husband.
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I'll have to have a room of my own. Nobody could sleep with Dick. He wakes up during the night, switches on the lights, speaks into his tape recorder.
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I don't have time to be depressed.
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Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world.
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I have always tried my best to do what I thought was the right thing at the time.
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I only know what I read in the papers.
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I'm a perfectionist. I won't do a thing without trying to do it well.
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I didn't know what it was not to work hard as I grew up.
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I have made my own decisions ever since my father died.
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I always look forward, not back.
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If I had a choice, I'd rather be admired less and have my husband tormented less. I'd prefer that people concentrate on a fair assessment of him and his Presidency.
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All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different.
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All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones. I have tried to meet that test.
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I've been blessed with a wonderful husband, two caring daughters and sons-in-law, and four really special grandchildren. They have each enhanced my life.
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I think a person has to just be herself.
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I'd like to work on job and educational opportunities for all.
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I feel there's enough seriousness in the world without seeing it in the theatre.
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I don't have time to worry about who I admire or who I identify with.
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I never had time to dream about being anyone else.
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It takes heart to be in political life.
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I love my husband. I believe in him, and I am proud of his accomplishments.
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I do or die, but I never cancel out.
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I have a very positive outlook.
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The truth sustains me.
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Helping another person gives one the deepest pleasure in the world.
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Collection: Giving
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Caring for others creates the spirit of a nation.
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Collection: Caring
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You can't underestimate the power of fear.
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Collection: Fear
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[On the ERA Equality March:] It's the funniest thing. I don't feel there's any discrimination. I know my husband feels that way.
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Collection: Husband
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[On whether she would want daughter Tricia to marry a politician:] I would feel sorry for her if she did.
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Collection: Daughter
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I feel theres enough seriousness in the world without seeing it in the theatre.
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Collection: Theatre
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The hearings are just like a snake about to devour people.
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Collection: Snakes
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I didnt know what it was not to work hard as I grew up.
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Collection: Hard Work

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