Pat Nixon Quotes & Sayings

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. — Pat Nixon

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

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

I do or die, but I never cancel out. — Pat Nixon

I never had time to dream about being anyone else. — Pat Nixon

The hearings are just like a snake about to devour people. — Pat Nixon

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

[On the ERA Equality March:] It's the funniest thing. I don't feel there's any discrimination. I know my husband feels that way. — Pat Nixon

I'd like to work on job and educational opportunities for all. — Pat Nixon

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. — Pat Nixon

I didn't know what it was not to work hard as I grew up. — Pat Nixon

I always look forward, not back. — Pat Nixon

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

Caring for others creates the spirit of a nation. — Pat Nixon

It takes heart to be in political life. — Pat Nixon

Even when people can't speak your language,
they can tell if you have love in your heart. — Pat Nixon

I don't have time to be depressed. — Pat Nixon

I think a person has to just be herself. — Pat Nixon

The truth sustains me. — Pat Nixon

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

I only know what I read in the papers. — Pat Nixon

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

I have made my own decisions ever since my father died. — Pat Nixon

[On whether she would want daughter Tricia to marry a politician:] I would feel sorry for her if she did. — Pat Nixon

Helping another person gives one the deepest pleasure in the world. — Pat Nixon

I love my husband. I believe in him, and I am proud of his accomplishments. — Pat Nixon

Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world. — Pat Nixon

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. — Pat Nixon

You can't underestimate the power of fear. — Pat Nixon

I have a very positive outlook. — Pat Nixon

I never have tantrums. If anything makes me mad, I'm silent. If I'm not talking, leave me alone. — Pat Nixon