Elizabeth Edwards Quotes

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

Positive, Hope, Simple

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.
Elizabeth Edwards

Strength, Patience, Human

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.
Elizabeth Edwards

Time, Positive, Attitude

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.
Elizabeth Edwards

Marriage, Gay, Why

Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before.
Elizabeth Edwards

Good, Reality, Before

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.
Elizabeth Edwards

Life, Faith, Family

It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage, to put together a family and a home.
Elizabeth Edwards

Family, Marriage, Work

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.
Elizabeth Edwards

Food, Children, Important

Cancer is not a straight line. It's up and down.
Elizabeth Edwards

Down, Cancer, Line

You recognize a survivor when you see one. You recognize a fighter when you see one.
Elizabeth Edwards

Fighter, Survivor, Recognize

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.
Elizabeth Edwards

Life, Respect, Alone

Part of resilience is deciding to make yourself miserable over something that matters, or deciding to make yourself miserable over something that doesn't matter.
Elizabeth Edwards

Yourself, Matter, Miserable

I am imperfect in a million ways, but I always thought I was the kind of woman, the kind of wife to whom a husband would be faithful.
Elizabeth Edwards

Husband, Wife, Woman

I have an obligation to try to live as long as I can for my family.
Elizabeth Edwards

Family, Live, Long

I'm not praying for God to save me from cancer. I'm not. God will enlighten me when the time comes. And if I've done the right thing, I will be enlightened. And if I believe, I'll be saved. And that's all he promises me.
Elizabeth Edwards

Time, God, Done

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.
Elizabeth Edwards

Great, Hope, Live

A lot of sad stories in a row - that wears on you.
Elizabeth Edwards

Sad, Stories, Row

Almost everybody embraces life.
Elizabeth Edwards

Life, Everybody, Almost

Brave people are the firemen who run into the burning building. That's brave.
Elizabeth Edwards

Brave, Run, Building

By what you do, you teach your children how to respond to difficult information.
Elizabeth Edwards

Children, Difficult, Teach

Concentrate on the things that matter to you.
Elizabeth Edwards

Either you push forward with the things that you were doing yesterday or you start dying.
Elizabeth Edwards

Forward, Start, Dying

Every parent has gone through a period when their child wasn't so happy with them.
Elizabeth Edwards

Happy, Through, Child

Everybody has their burdens, their grief that they carry with them.
Elizabeth Edwards

Everybody, Grief, Carry

Everybody makes personal decisions that are right for them and if you're in political life, you're used to having those analyzed.
Elizabeth Edwards

Life, Political, Decisions

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: July 3, 1949

Died: December 7, 2010

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