Quotes by Pat Nixon

About Pat Nixon:

Thelma Catherine was the wife of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, and First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
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I never have tantrums. If anything makes me mad, I'm silent. If I'm not talking, leave me alone.

Pat Nixon

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

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

Pat Nixon

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.

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I only know what I read in the papers.

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I'm a perfectionist. I won't do a thing without trying to do it well.

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

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I always look forward, not back.

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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.

Pat Nixon

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

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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.

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I think a person has to just be herself.

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

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I do or die, but I never cancel out.

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

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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.

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It takes heart to be in political life.

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I don't have time to be depressed.

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

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I never had time to dream about being anyone else.

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Author Bio

  • NamePat Nixon
  • DescriptionFirst Lady of the United States; wife of 37th United States President Richard Nixon
  • AliasesThelma Catherine Ryan Nixon; Patricia Ryan Nixon; Thelma "Pat" Ryan Nixon
  • BornMarch 16, 1912
  • DiedJune 22, 1993
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Politician