Cindy McCain

“If my children are happy, I'm happy.”

“Some people gain weight during times of stress, but I lose weight.”

“I'm an emotional woman when it comes to service to our country. I watched many people's children leave and go serve. This is something that is the fiber of the McCain family. It was nothing more than me just saying I believe in this country so strongly.”

“You know, chemo and radiation is a very tough customer. It does so much good, but it also does a lot of damage.”

“הדבר האחרון שג'ון היה רוצה שאני אעשה היה פשוט לשבת כאן לבד ולבכות... דבר אחד שהוא לימד אותי, בין כל כך הרבה דברים, היה החשיבות של לקום בחזרה, החשיבות של להמשיך לעשות את מה שעשית.”

“מה שחשוב הוא שהמדינה שלנו חזקה ובטוחה. אנחנו באמת מדינה טובה מאוד. אנחנו עושים את הטעויות שלנו, אבל אנחנו גם מאוד מאוד חזקים.”

“לא רק שאני וילדיי סומכים על בעלי, אנו יודעים כי הוא לעולם לא יעשה דבר שיאכזב אותנו כמשפחה ואת ארצות הברית כאומה, הוא אישיות דגולה.”

“What matters is that our country is strong and respected and safe. We really are, you know, a very good country. We make our mistakes, but we're also very, very strong. And so I don't know. You know, I hold grudges. But I do believe in the process. With all my heart, I believe in the process. And I believe in our country.”

“What intrigued me about him was his intelligence, his humor. I'd been all over the world. I had started a career. At that point, I had sort of committed myself to not committing. I didn't want to have to raise a husband, but he was so sophisticated and so funny.”

“I grew up with my dad. I'm an only child. My father was a cowboy, and he really loved me very much, but I think he wanted a son occasionally.”

“My own feeling is we need more compassion, we need more empathy, we need more togetherness, in terms of working together.”

“We don't need more bullying, and I'm tired of it.”

“I try not to do it in a way that is hurtful, but I always tell him the truth, and he tells me the same thing. I trust him the most, and I know he trusts me the most.”

“There has to be some decorum left in politics and in American journalism as well. Our husbands are the candidates.”

“Nobody wants to sell their child, but what they wind up doing is selling their child to be able to support their family.”

“Sunglasses are a migraine sufferer's best friend.”