“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.”
Patience
“You have to have enough respect for other human beings to leave their lives alone. If you admire that life, build it for yourself. Don't just try to come in and take somebody else's life.”
AloneAll Quotes by Elizabeth Edwards
“You have to have enough respect for other human beings to leave their lives alone. If you admire that life, build it for yourself. Don't just try to come in and take somebody else's life.”
Alone“Successful health reform must not just make health insurance affordable, affordable health insurance has to make health care affordable.”
Health“I've had to come to grips with a God that fits my own experience, which is, my God could not be offering protection and not have protected my boy.”
Experience“It's just a part of our nature to hope.”
Hope“I was a 16-year-old girl at one point, so of course I wrote poetry.”
Poetry“I hope I have important things to say.”
Hope“I'm actually one of those people who get up energetic in the morning.”
Morning“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.”
Faith“Growing up in an Italian family, you use a harsh tone and 10 minutes later everybody forgets about it.”
Family“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.”
Marriage“I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves.”
Food“A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it's going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that's a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you're going to actually live.”
Attitude“A lot of sad stories in a row - that wears on you.”
Sad“It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage, to put together a family and a home.”
Family“We were never a family that had a lot. We had enough, but not a lot.”
Family“One of the things that I think you see sometimes in politics is a certain degree of caution. It's usually advised by consultants who don't want to see you march to the end of a limb.”
Politics“A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who have great hope die. So it's not that hope is going to save you.”
Hope“I'm completely comfortable with gay marriage.”
Marriage“Having bought furniture for my own house, and bought furniture for our house in Washington, a furniture store seemed like a good idea, and it also played into my personal history.”
History