Ann Romney Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Ann Romney
We are all children of the same God, and we have to come together to solve our problems and not be fighting so much. — Ann Romney
In marriage, it's always that give and take and rebalancing that we have to do in how we can help each other. But, I have been known at times by my sons, that is the name that they call me-the Mitt stabilizer. — Ann Romney
Multiple Sclerosis is obviously close to my heart and I'm determined to make a difference in the lives of people who suffer from the disease by raising the profile of MS, as well as raising funds for advocacy and research. — Ann Romney
You can never predict what kind of tough decisions are going to come in front of a President's desk. But if you can trust that they will do the right thing, and maybe the hard thing, and maybe not the popular thing. And if you really want to know how a person will operate, look at how they've lived their life. — Ann Romney
As his partner on this amazing journey, I can tell you Mitt Romney was not handed success. He built it. — Ann Romney
I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms. — Ann Romney
Having been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998, and I am continually amazed by the level of support I receive from individuals across the country. — Ann Romney
There is huge merit in both Eastern and Western medicine, and I've taken a little bit from both. — Ann Romney
If I were a 40-year-old woman, 40-to-50, I'd want to be getting my mammograms. They catch cancers, and cancer is very curable if you catch it early. — Ann Romney
Mitt doesn't like to talk about how he has helped others because he sees it as a privilege, not a political talking point. — Ann Romney
And we've given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and about how we live our life. And so, the election, again, will not be decided on that. It will be decided on who is gonna turn the economy around and how are jobs gonna come back to America. — Ann Romney
I do recognize the most valuable work being done across the country is that work being done inside the four walls in our homes. And let us not forget how important the work of the mother and father are to raising responsible citizens. — Ann Romney
The greatest advantage of being First Lady is the opportunity it presents to truly make a difference on issues of great importance. — Ann Romney
My faith experience, well, as you can imagine, you need a lot of faith to raise five boys. — Ann Romney
You can never ask God to tell you what the end is. You can ask, "Is this a good thing to do?" But not, "How is this going to turn out?" That answer you will never get. — Ann Romney
You know, you should really look at where Mitt has led his life, and where he's been financially. He's a very generous person. We give 10 percent of our income to our church every year. Do you think that is the kind of person that is trying to hide things, or do things? No. — Ann Romney
You just deal with the cards that are dealt you and you just go on and push forward. — Ann Romney
The secret to a happy marriage is a sense of humor, because marriage throws you curveballs. It is not easy. — Ann Romney
I know for certain people I'm championing a struggle that they're going through. — Ann Romney
It's the moms who always have to work a little harder, to make everything right. — Ann Romney
I read somewhere that Mitt and I have a 'storybook marriage.' Well, in the storybooks I read, there were never long, long, rainy winter afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once. And those storybooks never seemed to have chapters called MS or breast cancer. — Ann Romney
Riding exhilarated me; it gave me a joy and a purpose. — Ann Romney
Everyone in life has their challenges, mine have not been financial. — Ann Romney
I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work. — Ann Romney
We're too smart to know there aren't easy answers. But we're not dumb enough to accept that there aren't better answers. — Ann Romney
When you're used to being healthy and strong and vibrant and everything and then - bang - overnight you're desperately ill, it's frightening. — Ann Romney
The thing that's nice about pregnancy is that in the end, you have a baby. — Ann Romney
There are certain things that don't mix well with MS. One is staying up late at night. Another is big, noisy crowds. Well, campaigns are staying up late at night and big noisy crowds. — Ann Romney
Women wear many hats in their lives. Daughter, sister, student, breadwinner. But no matter where we are or what we're doing, one hat that moms never take off is the crown of motherhood. There is no crown more glorious. — Ann Romney
When I was so fatigued that I couldn't move, the excitement of going to the barn and getting my foot in the stirrup would make me crawl out of bed. — Ann Romney
I love the fact that there are also women out there that don't have a choice and they must go to work and they still have to raise the kids. Thank goodness that we value those people too. — Ann Romney
Everybody has problems. Everyone has issues. — Ann Romney
How I measure riches is by the friends I have and the loved ones I have and the people that I care about in my life, and that's where my values are and that's where my riches are. — Ann Romney
My kids don't drink and don't smoke. For me, that's a great blessing. — Ann Romney
We can be poor in spirit, and I don't even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing, it can be here today and gone tomorrow. — Ann Romney
We need to respect choices that women make. — Ann Romney
I can't tell you what will happen over the next four years. But I can only stand here tonight, as a wife, a mother, a grandmother, an American, and make you this solemn commitment: This man will not fail. This man will not let us down. This man will lift up America! — Ann Romney
That's why I like to get out there, and get people to see the other side of Mitt, and know us in a different reflection when you see the family and how funny he is with the boys and with the grandkids. And you know, just what a super guy he is. That's part of what I am doing, is letting people see the other side of Mitt. — Ann Romney
Another son came along 18 months later, although we waited four years to have the third, because Mitt was still in school and we had no income except the stock we were chipping away at. We were living on the edge, not entertaining. No, I did not work. Mitt thought it was important for me to stay home with the children, and I was delighted. — Ann Romney
My career choice was to be a mother. — Ann Romney
You know, I think my biggest concern [if Mitt is elected], obviously, would just be for his mental well-being. I have all the confidence in the world in his ability, in his decisiveness and his leadership skills, in his understanding of the economy, in his understanding of what's missing right now in the economy - you know, pieces that are missing to get this jump-started. So for me I think it would just be the emotional part of it. — Ann Romney
It's been quite an experience, being conservative and living in the North East. — Ann Romney
You have to recognize that deep within your soul, you know who you are - and let [the criticism] go right by you. If you're reacting to it, you're letting it get to you. — Ann Romney
I think we recognize as Americans there are certain things that are just primary to the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy here and religious freedom is one of the most important things we as Americans cherish. — Ann Romney
We all have burdens and we need to learn to carry each other's burdens, lighten each other's load. — Ann Romney
It may look perfect, but that's one thing I have learned about life is that it isn't always what it looks. — Ann Romney
Sometimes when I hear criticism of my husband, I want to come out of my seat and clock somebody. But you learn to take a deep breath. — Ann Romney
Once your health is taken away, you have nothing. — Ann Romney
There have been so many people that have come up and embraced me as an example of what it's like to face something tough and just get up the next day and keep pushing. — Ann Romney
Motherhood was my career. I'm totally satisfied with that. — Ann Romney
We give 10 percent of our income to our church every year. Do you think that is the kind of person who is trying to hide things, or do things? — Ann Romney
I can tell you and promise you that I've had struggles in my life. And I would love to have people understand that Mitt and I have compassion for people that are struggling. — Ann Romney
Well you know, I think a lot of us in marriage know that you play different roles at different times. And Mitt can get very intense, and I can have the ability to kind of talk him off the rails sometimes and say, 'Hey let's look at what is really important and let's do that now.' — Ann Romney
Everywhere I go people come up to me, they mob me - anyone who has MS or has a relative with MS - they come up and hug and cry. — Ann Romney
I think we identify ourselves by labels or things that we are able to do: I am this. I am a good cook. I am a good mother. I am a good this. I am a good doctor. I am a good lawyer. When you can't do those things anymore, you wonder where your identity is. — Ann Romney
We've given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life. — Ann Romney
I'd sit on a horse and forget I was even sick. — Ann Romney
I know what it's like to finish the laundry and to look in the basket five minutes later and it's full again. I know what it's like to pull all the groceries in, and see the teenagers run through, and all of a sudden, all of the groceries you just bought a few hours ago are gone. — Ann Romney
A storybook marriage? No, not at all. What Mitt Romney and I have is a real marriage. — Ann Romney
They were not easy years. You have to understand, I was raised in a lovely neighborhood, as was Mitt, and at BYU, we moved into a $62-a-month basement apartment with a cement floor and lived there two years as students with no income ... Neither one of us had a job, because Mitt had enough of an investment from stock that we could sell off a little at a time. — Ann Romney
And I cannot tell you how much I appreciate that because the days are long, the road is hard, the trials are there and I never know when, I have this little gray cloud that's over my head, when it's gonna start raining on me again. And I do need everyone's prayers. But I also believe that we're here for a purpose, and Mitt is prepared. — Ann Romney
It's the moms of this nation - single, married, widowed - who really hold this country together. We're the mothers, we're the wives, we're the grandmothers, we're the big sisters, we're the little sisters, we're the daughters. You know it's true, don't you? You're the ones who always have to do a little more. — Ann Romney
I'm not sure if men really understand this, but I don't think there's a woman in America who really expects her life to be easy. In our own ways, we all know better! — Ann Romney
I eat as healthy as I can. It is tough. — Ann Romney
I am so mad at the press I could just strangle them! — Ann Romney
I said tonight I wanted to talk to you about love. Look into your hearts. This is our country. This is our future. These are our children and grandchildren. You can trust Mitt. — Ann Romney