"I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs."
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Nancy Reagan quotes (page 3 of 4)
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"I've always gone for the more understated look."
"The White House belongs to all Americans. It's supposed to be something we're proud of."
"Why take chances? It may be nonsense, but does anybody really know? And people have certainly been fascinated by astrology for thousands of years."
"I couldn't possibly lead the kind of life I lead, and keep the schedule that I do, having radiation or chemotherapy."
"I'm doing what I want to do."
"I was doing everything I could think of to protect my husband and keep him alive."
"It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism."
"A lot of business can be accomplished in the state dinners."
"Just say no to drugs!"
"I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine."
"It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely."
"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."
"What it boils down to is that each person has his own ways of coping with trauma and grief, with the pain of life, and astrology was one of mine. Don't criticize me, I wanted to say, until you have stood in my place. This helped me. Nobody was hurt by it."
"A lot of what acting is paying attention."
"I've had quite a life, when you stop and think about it."
"It's one of the best programs I've ever seen because it benefits both sides: children, who need love, and grandparents, elderly people, who need to feel wanted."
"I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us."
"You know, the polls show that 70 percent of the people are for stem-cell research."
"I'm particularly happy that the Ronald Reagan Building is both public and private, and embraces his lifelong belief... in free and open trade."