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My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'

Nancy Reagan

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Nancy Reagan
Age: 92 †
Born: 1923
Born: July 6
Died: 2016
Died: March 6
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Former First Lady Of The United States
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I couldn't possibly lead the kind of life I lead, and keep the schedule that I do, having radiation or chemotherapy.
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You learn something out of everything, and you come to realize more than ever that we're all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it's going to be over, and you better make this count.
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The movies were custard compared to politics.
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Just because you're married [to the president] doesn't mean you've given up your right to have and opinion.
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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.
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People should be afraid of the cancer, not the mammogram.
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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.
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You just get up each day and put one foot in front of the other and go. You know, each day is different.
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A lot of what acting is paying attention.
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The Sixties, of course, was the worst time in the world to try and bring up a child. They were exposed to all these crazy things going on.
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I have been very happy with my homes, but homes really are no more than the people who live in them.
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The White House belongs to all Americans. It's supposed to be something we're proud of.
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I'm very grateful that President Obama has lifted the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
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Countless people, suffering from many different diseases, stand to benefit from the answers stem cell research can provide. We owe it to ourselves and to our children to do everything in our power to find cures for these diseases - and soon. As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious.
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I realized 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 to find the time to write letters. That's a great pity--for historians and the rest of us.
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A lot of business can be accomplished in the state dinners.
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People aren't really poor until they start using water on their corn flakes.
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Everything just fell into place with Ronnie and me. We completed each other.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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Drugs take away the dream from every child's heart and replace it with a nightmare. And it's time we in America stand up and replace those dreams.
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