Nancy Reagan Quotes

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Nancy Reagan

Profession : First Lady

Birth : July 6, 1921

To my young friends out there: Life can be great, but not when you can't see it. So, open your eyes to life: to see it in the vivid colors that God gave us as a precious gift to His children, to enjoy life to the fullest, and to make it count. Say yes to your life.

Nancy Reagan

I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.

Nancy Reagan

Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.

Nancy Reagan

I'm particularly happy that the Ronald Reagan Building is both public and private, and embraces his lifelong belief... in free and open trade.

Nancy Reagan

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.

Nancy Reagan

I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.

Nancy Reagan

I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs.

Nancy Reagan

My mother was a Democrat - southern Democrat, y'all.

Nancy Reagan

I don't like a lot of frills and fusses.

Nancy Reagan

From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.

Nancy Reagan

Just say no to drugs!

Nancy Reagan

I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine.

Nancy Reagan

I don't know when I'm going to have time to be politically active.

Nancy Reagan

I have been criticized and ridiculed for turning to astrology, but after a while, I reached the point where I didn't care.

Nancy Reagan

I said from the very beginning, I don't want a big house, I don't want big grounds, I don't want the trouble with the maintenance and all of that.

Nancy Reagan

I must say acting was good training for the political life which lay ahead for us.

Nancy Reagan

The movies were custard compared to politics.

Nancy Reagan

I have been very happy with my homes, but homes really are no more than the people who live in them.

Nancy Reagan

I always liked red. It's a picker-upper.

Nancy Reagan

You learn something out of everything, and you come to realize more than ever that we're all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it's going to be over, and you better make this count.

Nancy Reagan