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I'd like to see every young person in the world join the "Just Say No" to drugs club.
I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us.
Business : The Ultimate Resource (2002)
She is once again with the man she loved. God Bless.
While I loved being first lady, my eight years with that title were the most difficult years of my life.
My Turn (1989)
No matter how divisive the nation was during the Presidency, the First Ladies of this nation knew their job was to soften the rhetoric by loving all Americans equally – just like a mother would.
I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs.
I'm the one who knows him best, and I was the only person in the White House who had absolutely no agenda of her own — except helping him.
My Turn (1989)
Although there is a certain dignity in silence, which I find appealing, I have decided that for me, for our children, and for the historical record, I want to tell my side of the story.
My Turn (1989)
Our relationship is very special. We were very much in love and still are. Thank God we found each other. When I say my life began with Ronnie, well, it's true. It did. Forty-six years? Can't imagine life without him.
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.
Just Say No (1986)
She was a force for good. She rarely left fingerprints, but she got the job done, and her job was to play up her husband's strengths and cover for his weaknesses. She did both very well.
In 1981, when Ronnie and I moved to Washington, I never dreamed that our eight years there would be a time of so much emotion. But life in the White House is magnified: The highs were higher than I expected, and the lows were much lower.
My Turn (1989)
For eight years I was sleeping with the president, and if that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what does!
So yes, I gave Ronnie my best advice — whenever he asked for it, and sometimes when he didn't. But that doesn't mean he always took it.
My Turn (1989)
I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated.
Winning with People : Discover the People Principles That Work for You Every Time (2005)
Many of you may be thinking: "Well, drugs don't concern me." But it does concern you. It concerns us all because of the way it tears at our lives and because it's aimed at destroying the brightness and life of the sons and daughters of the United States.
Just Say No (1986)
A lot of what acting is, is paying attention.
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