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Attorneys in the United States

Elizabeth Edwards was an American attorney and political activist, recognized for her advocacy in health care reform and women's rights. She was the wife of former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards and used her platform to advocate for various social issues.

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“It's more likely in America that your parents will file for bankruptcy than divorce. We think of divorce as so prevalent, but we all know that happens because somebody moves out of the house.”

Thinking Knows Happens America Moving House Parent Divorce Files Bankruptcy

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“If you know someone who has lost a child, and you're afraid to mention them because you think you might make them sad by reminding them that they died-you're not reminding them. They didn't forget they died. What you're reminding them of is that you remembered that they lived, and that is a great gift.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Children Might Remember Death Lost Forget Sad Losing Died Lawyer Remembered Grieving Reminding Great Gifts Losing A Loved One Life Is A Gift Losing A Child

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“I do know that when my children are older and telling their own children about their grandmother, they will be able to say that she stood in the storm...and when the wind did not blow her way - - and it surely has not - - she adjusted her sails.”

Knows Way Children Able Wind Blow Storm My Children Grandmother Sail

Book:Resilience: The New Afterword

Source: Resilience: The New Afterword

“I would have made different choices. You know, I might have married somebody else.”

Knows Made Different Might Choices Married Different Choices

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human.”

Knows Humans Able Our Lives Strength Patience Being Human Muster

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined.”

Knows Love Has Beens Joy Three Difficult Grief Grace My Friends My Family Resilience Saving Moving On Good Times Difficult Times Saving Grace

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“I could be wrong, but I think heterosexual marriage is threatened more by heterosexuals. I don't know why gay marriage challenges my marriage in any way.”

Thinking Knows Way Challenges Gay Threatened Gay Marriage Heterosexual Marriage

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“I've had experiences that, you know, really couldn't be replaced.”

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“You know, there are no guarantees on prognosis.”

Knows Guarantees Prognosis

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“You never know when something's going to hit you in a particular way and just knock you loose.”

Knows Way Particular

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“I do think voters do take into consideration - particularly early state voters - take into consideration a wide range of factors, including electability, and they know that part of electability is the total package that you're presenting.”

Thinking Knows States Including Wide Factors Range Consideration Voters Packages Presenting

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“Whenever anyone pulls out of the race, you know, unless they've just been trounced in the days before, there's also - always a lot of questions about why that happened.”

Knows Race Happened

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“You know, I once read a short story about how much you could tell about people from their shoes. You could tell where they had been, what they did, whether they were real walkers.”

People Knows Real Stories Shoes Short Story Walkers

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“I don't know why someone else's marriage has anything to do with me.”

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“You wouldn't know I was sick unless you knew I was sick.”

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“You know, everybody knows some of what politicians say is malarkey, and having somebody there to call them on it is good. I'd be happy to do that any time and any place.”

Knows Politician

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

About the Author

Born: July 3, 1949
Died: December 7, 2010
Known for: Attorneys in the United States
Quotes: 110

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