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 on alone
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 on attitude
I can't turn on the television without seeing me, or open the newspaper without seeing me and, honestly, I'm sick to death of me. Elizabeth Edwards on death
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. Elizabeth Edwards on experience
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 on faith
It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage, to put together a family and a home. Elizabeth Edwards on family
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 on family
I have an obligation to try to live as long as I can for my family. Elizabeth Edwards on family
We were never a family that had a lot. We had enough, but not a lot. Elizabeth Edwards on family
Growing up in an Italian family, you use a harsh tone and 10 minutes later everybody forgets about it. Elizabeth Edwards on family
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 on food
Successful health reform must not just make health insurance affordable, affordable health insurance has to make health care affordable. Elizabeth Edwards on health
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 on history
It takes a lot of work to put together a marriage, to put together a family and a home. Elizabeth Edwards on home
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 on hope
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 on hope
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 on hope