7 Quotes & Sayings By Patti Davis

Patti Davis is an American author, biographer, and political activist. She is the daughter of United States Senator and former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who was the 40th president of the United States. Davis was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Los Angeles during her father's presidency, when she also worked for him as a public relations assistant Read more

She has written two autobiographies: Where's the Rest of Me? (1994) and Being Ronald Reagan: A Memoir (2004). Davis co-founded MoveOn.org in 1998 with former Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey.

She is currently a Democrat who serves on MoveOn's National Board of Directors.

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To me, Ann Romney sounds like a better candidate than her husband. She put her MS into remission through horseback riding, alternative therapies, and a healthy diet. She knows how to pace herself. She has a sense of humor and an innate honesty, and her hair moves in the wind. Maybe she should run. Patti Davis
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It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and let it pull you forward. Patti Davis
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It's a tender and complicated dance, watching our parents age. We become protective in ways we never were before, and we study them with a mix of sadness and curiosity: Is this what we will be like when we are their age? We tell ourselves to be patient - just answer the same question again as if it wasn't answered a moment ago. Patti Davis
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My father started growing very quiet as Alzheimer's started claiming more of him. The early stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest because that person is aware that they're losing awareness. And I think that that's why my father started growing more and more quiet. Patti Davis
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It's one thing to show your love for someone when everything is going fine and life is smooth. But when the 'in sickness and in health' part kicks in and sickness does enter your lives, you're tested. Your resilience is tested. Patti Davis
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I often imagine what it would be like if my father were still here to mark his 100th birthday, if Alzheimer's hadn't clawed away years, possibilities, hopes. What would he think of all the commemorations and celebrations? Patti Davis