Nancy Reagan Quotes About First Lady

Quotes about: First Lady

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

  Nancy Reagan

  Inspirational, Giving, Optimism

• To my young friends out there: Life can be great, but not when you can't see it. So, open your eyes to life: to see it in the vivid colors that God gave us as a precious gift to His children, to enjoy life to the fullest, and to make it count. Say yes to your life.

  Nancy Reagan

  Inspirational, Life, God

  "'Just Say No'". Address to the Nation, edition.cnn.com. September 14, 1986.

• 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

  Life, Appreciation, Time

  "Diane Sawyer Talks With Nancy Reagan". Interview with Diane Sawyer, abcnews.go.com. June 28.

• When people say, 'You have Alzheimer's,' you have no idea what Alzheimer's is. You know it's not good. You know there's no light at the end of the tunnel. That's the only way you can go. But you really don't know anything about it. And you don't know what to expect.

  Nancy Reagan

  Alzheimer's, Tunnels, Light

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

  Nancy Reagan

  Jobs, Husband, President

  "The 'just say no' first lady". Interview with Katie Couric, www.today.com. February 18, 2004.

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

  Nancy Reagan

  Feminism, Want, Ability

  "Nancy Reagan's Inspiring Legacy for Women" by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 11, 2016.

• There's a big, wonderful world out there for you. It belongs to you. It's exciting and stimulating and rewarding. Don't cheat yourselves out of this promise.

  Nancy Reagan

  Promise, World, Wonderful

  "'Just Say No'". Address to the Nation, edition.cnn.com. September 14, 1986.

• My life really began when I married my husband.

  Nancy Reagan

  Husband, Married, Former Life

• Dont ever lose hope. Even when life seems bleak and hopeless, know that you are not alone.

  Nancy Reagan

  Losing, Hopeless, First Lady

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

  Nancy Reagan

  Cancer, Examination, Hearing

• I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated.

  Nancy Reagan

  Friendship, Perspective, Comfort

  "Winning with People: Discover the People Principles that Work for You Every Time". Book by John C. Maxwell, 2005.

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

  Nancy Reagan

  Mean, President, Firsts

  "Nancy Reagan is dead at 94" by Maxwell Tani, www.businessinsider.com. March 6, 2016.

• Throughout Ronnie's presidency, there was an ongoing public discussion as to how much influence the first lady should have on the president. It's hardly a new problem. As long as mankind has lived in groups, there's always been a question of how to handle the boss's wife.

  Nancy Reagan

  Should Have, Long, Wife

  Nancy Reagan (2011). “My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan”, p.75, Random House

• The movies were custard compared to politics.

  Nancy Reagan

  Politics, First Lady, Former

  "Former first lady Nancy Reagan dead at 94". www.foxnews.com. March 7, 2016.

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

  Nancy Reagan

  Believe, Hands, Choices

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

  Nancy Reagan

  Lonely, White, House

  "Exclusive: Nancy Reagan Misses Husband Now More Than Ever". abcnews.go.com. May 21, 2007.

• 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

  Sleep, Eight, Years

  1989 MyTurn (withWilliamNovack).

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