Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards
Mary Elizabeth Anania Edwardswas an American attorney, a best-selling author and a health care activist. She was married to John Edwards, the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who was the 2004 United States Democratic vice-presidential nominee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitical Wife
Date of Birth3 July 1949
CityJacksonville, FL
CountryUnited States of America
cancer believe promise
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.
children blessing people
People find it a great blessing if their child left behind a child.
husband wife faithful
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.
successful care reform
Successful health reform must not just make health insurance affordable, affordable health insurance has to make health care affordable.
cancer thinking intention
I think that it is our intention to deny cancer any control over us.
thinking self humans
I think self-knowledge is the rarest trait in a human being.
resilience matter miserable
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.
cancer lines straight-lines
Cancer is not a straight line. It's up and down.
children wings giving
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.
class population razors
We have a middle class that lives on a razor blade. So sometimes when you say poverty, you neglect a large portion of the population.
gay thinking challenges
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.
lines hoping-for-the-best willing
... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.
love moving-on grief
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.
news tabloids
Tabloid news is tabloid news.