Quotes by Nancy Reagan

About Nancy Reagan:

Nancy Davis Reagan is the widow of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, and a former actress.
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It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely.

Nancy Reagan

Inrealized how valuable the art and practice of writing letters are, and how important it is to remind people of what a treasure letters--handwritten letters--can be. In our throwaway era of quick phone calls, faxes, and email, it's all to easy never...

Nancy Reagan

I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organised, very, very good. I was very impressed.

Nancy Reagan

I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.

Nancy Reagan

Just say no to drugs!

Nancy Reagan

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

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

There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.

Nancy Reagan

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

Nancy Reagan

A lot of what acting is paying attention.

Nancy Reagan

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.

Nancy Reagan

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

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'm very grateful that President Obama has lifted the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

Nancy Reagan

Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do.

Nancy Reagan

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

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 don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.

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've always gone for the more understated look.

Nancy Reagan

Author Bio

  • NameNancy Reagan
  • DescriptionFormer first lady of the United States
  • BornJuly 6, 1921
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Actor; Actor; Autobiographer
  • AwardsPresidential Medal Of Freedom