Pat Nixon Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: first
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 16, 1912 - June 22, 1993

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Everything I've done - 'Top Of The Pops,' 'Jim'll Fix It,' 'Radio 1' - all developed into legends.

Jimmy Savile

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My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English.

John Boyega

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Prince never, ever mentioned it except to say he wished he was taller so he could play basketball. He was actually a really great basketball player.

Mayte Garcia

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My whole approach to wardrobe is, throw it in a suitcase and make sure they don't press it, for Pete's sake, so I can try to display some rumpled charm. Actually, I'm just a pig. I've got coffee stains on my pants. I think they're coffee stains, anyway.

Mel Gibson

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I hardly ever listen to any of our old stuff now. Once the songs have been recorded and put on to vinyl they become someone else's entertainment, not mine.

Robert Smith

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I think I'm the first man to sit on top of the world.

Matthew Henson

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You don't want to play a perfect person; no one cares about that.

Matthew Morrison

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After 9/11, new security measures not only added longer lines and earlier check-ins, but took away our privilege of carrying knitting needles or our favorite moisturizer on board with us. Although we want to be safe when we fly, in some ways it all just adds to the misery of our experience.

Ann Hood

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In the late 1950s a major topic under discussion was whether Canada should acquire nuclear weapons.

John Polanyi

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I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

Amy Chua

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'Sons of the Prophet' is a dark comedy about human suffering. The play explores the particularly messy portions of life - the times where you find yourself coping with multiple life issues, and before any of them can be resolved, two more show up on your plate. We've all been there, I'd wager.

Stephen Karam

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Empowering women by allowing them to choose when and how many children to have is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do.

Mike Quigley

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