Ann Romney Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“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.”
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“Raising children is the hardest job that there is on the face of the Earth.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“The thing that's nice about pregnancy is that in the end, you have a baby.”
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“As his partner on this amazing journey, I can tell you Mitt Romney was not handed success. He built it.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“I know what it's like to struggle and to have those concerns that all mothers have.”
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“I'd sit on a horse and forget I was even sick.”
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“When you're used to being healthy and strong and vibrant and everything and then - bang - overnight you're desperately ill, it's frightening.”
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“You just deal with the cards that are dealt you and you just go on and push forward.”
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“We've given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life.”
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“The greatest advantage of being First Lady is the opportunity it presents to truly make a difference on issues of great importance.”
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“Dreams fulfilled, help others launch new dreams.”
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“Everybody has problems. Everyone has issues.”
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“Everyone in life has their challenges, mine have not been financial.”
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“Motherhood was my career. I'm totally satisfied with that.”
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“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.”
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“We all have burdens and we need to learn to carry each other's burdens, lighten each other's load.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“It may look perfect, but that's one thing I have learned about life is that it isn't always what it looks.”
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