Careers Quote by Cynthia Nixon
![“Nancy Reagan sort of downplayed that, you know - but she was quite successful. At the time she married Ronald Reagan, I think she was keenly aware that [Reagan's first wife] Jane Wyman's career had eclipsed Ronald Reagan's, so she was very determined not to have that happen.” quote by Cynthia Nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd0/cynthia-nixon-3718_careers_nancy-reagan-sort-of-downplayed-that-you_2804428.jpg)
“Nancy Reagan sort of downplayed that, you know - but she was quite successful. At the time she married Ronald Reagan, I think she was keenly aware that [Reagan's first wife] Jane Wyman's career had eclipsed Ronald Reagan's, so she was very determined not to have that happen.”
![“[Nancy Reagan] took that career, that obviously mattered to her, and just tucked it away in a box, because she thought, "That's over with now. I'm going to make wifehood my career."” quote by Cynthia Nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cab/cynthia-nixon-3718_boxes_nancy-reagan-took-that-career-that-obvio_1012924.jpg)
![“I think [nancy Reagan] was a very controlled and controlling person, because she was so scared all the time and because she had such an inner sense of panic.” quote by Cynthia Nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7a5/cynthia-nixon-3718_controlled_i-think-nancy-reagan-was-a-very-controll_2236807.jpg)
![“Nancy Reagan actually took some movies that she didn't want to take because they were [with Ronald Reagan] really strapped for cash.” quote by Cynthia Nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5ec/cynthia-nixon-3718_cash_nancy-reagan-actually-took-some-movies-t_2379166.jpg)
![“[On Ronald Reagan:] Jane Wyman seemed more upset with her husband's obsession with politics than I. I tried to make her laugh. 'He'll outgrow it,' I told her. To her it wasn't funny.” quote by June Allyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1c4/june-allyson-32784_husband_on-ronald-reagan-jane-wyman-seemed-more_2865021.jpg)
![“I don't like being away from home. That's one reason why I don't work as much as I used to [when I started my career], because so many things are on the road. I just don't want to be away from my husband, my dogs and my home. I don't sing that much any more because that also takes you on the road.” quote by Jane Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/07c/jane-powell-36243_away-from-home_i-don-t-like-being-away-from-home-that-s_278.jpg)
![“The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before going in with [Larry] Holmes. That would have made all the difference.” quote by Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d63/gerry-cooney-20863_bigs_the-only-regret-i-have-in-my-career-is-m_1534.jpg)
![“The young man [Turgot] destined for an ecclesiastical career was placed within walls carefully designed to keep out all currents of new thought; his studies, his reading, his professors, his associates, all were combined to keep from him any results of observation or reflection save those…” quote by Andrew Dickson White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5d4/andrew-dickson-white-24254_associates_the-young-man-turgot-destined-for-an-ecc_3146.jpg)
