If I had given up everything that my life was about … Id let cancer win before it needed to. – Elizabeth Edwards
One of the things that I think you see sometimes in politics is a certain degree of caution. Its usually advised by consultants who dont want to see you march to the end of a limb. – Elizabeth Edwards
The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we arent able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. Its called being human. – Elizabeth Edwards
Im actually one of those people who get up energetic in the morning. – Elizabeth Edwards
I dont know why someone elses marriage has anything to do with me. – Elizabeth Edwards
Im completely comfortable with gay marriage. – Elizabeth Edwards
I could be wrong, but I think heterosexual marriage is threatened more by heterosexuals. I dont know why gay marriage challenges my marriage in any way. – Elizabeth Edwards
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 its not that hope is going to save you. – Elizabeth Edwards
Its just a part of our nature to hope. – Elizabeth Edwards
What we hope to achieve is a society that doesnt value a white man because hes a white man, but also doesnt value a woman because shes a woman, or a black because hes a black. – Elizabeth Edwards
Ive often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, youre not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. Youre… sometimes… theyre gonna have to be able to fly by themselves. – Elizabeth Edwards
Ive 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. – Elizabeth Edwards
I cant turn on the television without seeing me, or open the newspaper without seeing me and, honestly, Im sick to death of me. – Elizabeth Edwards
A positive attitude is not going to save you. What its going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether thats a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, youre going to actually live. – 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. Dont just try to come in and take somebody elses life. – Elizabeth Edwards
A lot of sad stories in a row – that wears on you. – Elizabeth Edwards
I was a 16-year-old girl at one point, so of course I wrote poetry. – Elizabeth Edwards
I hope I have important things to say. – Elizabeth Edwards
But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful. – Elizabeth Edwards
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. – Elizabeth Edwards
