Pat Nixon

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

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

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

“I have a very positive outlook.”

“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.”

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

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

“I didn't know what it was not to work hard as I grew up.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I don't have time to be depressed.”

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

“It takes heart to be in political life.”

“I'd like to work on job and educational opportunities for all.”

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

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

“The truth sustains me.”

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

“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.”