Quotes from Pat Nixon

I only know what I read in the papers.

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

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

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.

The truth sustains me.

It takes heart to be in political life.

I have a very positive outlook.

I never have tantrums. If anything makes me mad, I'm silent. If I'm not talking, leave me alone.

I do or die, but I never cancel out.

I have made my own decisions ever since my father died.

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.

I have sacrificed everything in my life that I consider precious to advance the political career of my husband.

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.

I dont have time to be depressed.

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.

Even when people can't speak your language, they can tell if you have love in your heart.

I love my husband. I believe in him, and I am proud of his accomplishments.

I don't have time to worry about who I admire or who I identify with.

I think a person has to just be herself.

I have always tried my best to do what I thought was the right thing at the time.

All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different.

Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world.

I didnt know what it was not to work hard as I grew up.

I never had time to dream about being anyone else.