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“I'm doing what I want to do.”
“Don't say I was tough. I was strong. I had to be, because Ronnie liked everybody and sometimes didn't see - or refused to see - what the people around him were really up to. But everything I did, I did for Ronnie. I did for love.”
“A lot of what acting is paying attention.”
“I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.”
“I've always gone for the more understated look.”
“I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.”
“I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it.”
“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.”
“I chose to have a career, and I enjoyed it while I had it.”
“It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely.”
“I don't really yell at people.”
“My life began with Ronnie.”
“Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.”
“I urge researchers to make use of the opportunities that are available to them and to do all they can to fulfill the promise that stem cell research offers.”
“There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.”
“I don't know when I'm going to have time to be politically active.”
“I voted for McCain. But I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organized, very, very good. I was very impressed.”
“I've found a letter that was written to me from a girl who was getting married. And she wanted to know the secret of a happy marriage. I said - and I wrote back and said something to the effect that I couldn't - I had no magic formula. And I never sat down and thought about it, but everything just fell into place with Ronnie and me.”
“I was the one who was always calling people.”
“I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.”