Pat Nixon Quotes & Sayings

“I never have tantrums. If anything makes me mad, I'm silent. If I'm not talking, leave me alone.”

“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.”

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

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

“I love my husband. I believe in him, and I am proud of his accomplishments.”

“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.”

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

“I didn't know what it was not to work hard as I grew up.”

“I don't have time to be depressed.”

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