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“I favor capital punishment. It saves lives.”

Quote by Nancy Reagan

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Nancy Reagan, born on July 6, 1921, and passed away on March 6, 2016, was the First Lady of the United States. Known for her elegant image and steadfast political stance, she played a significant role during her husband Ronald Reagan's presidency. more

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Book:My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan

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“The fun, joy, and humor dry up in a relationship when one of the partners is swimming in gin. To my way of thinking, it is selfishness personified to see life through the bottom of a liquor bottle.”

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“If I've learned any one lesson from life, it's this: If you don't stand for something, you will stand for anything.”

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“Applause is an instinctive, unconscious act expressing the sympathy between actors and audience. Just as our art demands more instinct than intellect in its exercise, so we demand of those who watch us an apppreciation of the simple unconscious kind which finds an outlet in clapping rather than the cold intellectual approval which would self-consciously think applause derogatory. I have yet to meet the actor who was sincere in saying that he disliked applause.”

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“Coroners' inquests by learned societies can't make Shakespeare a dead man.”

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“The tragedian will always be a limited tragedian if he has not learned how to laugh. The comedian who cannot weep will never touch the highest levels of mirth.”

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“Not until we have learned to be useful can we afford to do what we like.”

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“Security is mortal's chiefest enemy.”

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