A biography for Elizabeth Edwardshasn’t been written yet.
“I think being an effective First Lady is first of all being the partner that your husband needs.”
“I'm part of a community that holds each other up, and it's been great to be held up too.”
“I have three living children for whom this is a father who I want them to love and on whom they're going to have to rely if my disease takes a bad turn.”
“A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it's going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that's a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you're going to actually live.”
“You wouldn't know I was sick unless you knew I was sick.”
“I am imperfect in a million ways, but I always thought I was the kind of woman, the kind of wife to whom a husband would be faithful.”
“People find it a great blessing if their child left behind a child.”
“But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.”
“Tabloid news is tabloid news.”
“A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who have great hope die. So it's not that hope is going to save you.”
“My job as the mother of daughters is to make sure my children see that every opportunity is available to them.”
“I love my books.”
“I've spent a lot of words on my own mortality.”
“I have an obligation to try to live as long as I can for my family.”
“I'm a recovering lawyer. The practice of law has changed. Every agreement is a fight.”
“You know, everybody knows some of what politicians say is malarkey, and having somebody there to call them on it is good. I'd be happy to do that any time and any place.”
“You have to have enough respect for other human beings to leave their lives alone. If you admire that life, build it for yourself. Don't just try to come in and take somebody else's life.”
“Everybody makes personal decisions that are right for them and if you're in political life, you're used to having those analyzed.”
“I do think voters do take into consideration - particularly early state voters - take into consideration a wide range of factors, including electability, and they know that part of electability is the total package that you're presenting.”
“You know, there are no guarantees on prognosis.”