Pat Nixon

I think a person has to just be herself.

— Pat Nixon

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

— Pat Nixon

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

— Pat Nixon

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

— Pat Nixon

I feel theres enough seriousness in the world without seeing it in the theatre.

— Pat Nixon

I always look forward, not back.

— Pat Nixon

I dont have time to be depressed.

— Pat Nixon

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

— 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…

— Pat Nixon

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

— Pat Nixon

I do or die, but I never cancel out.

— Pat Nixon

I only know what I read in the papers.

— Pat Nixon

Caring for others creates the spirit of a nation.

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

— Pat Nixon

The truth sustains me.

— Pat Nixon

I don't have time to be depressed.

— Pat Nixon

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

— Pat Nixon

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

— Pat Nixon

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

— Pat Nixon

I didnt know what it was not to work hard as I grew up.

— 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…

— Pat Nixon

Helping another person gives one the deepest pleasure in the world.

— Pat Nixon

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

— Pat Nixon

I have a very positive outlook.

— Pat Nixon