Actress and former First Lady, Nancy Reagan, passed away on March 6, 2016. The world lost a bright mind and a pure soul that day. In my opinion, the best way to remember Nancy is by looking at all the wisdom that she gave us during her time. Here are some of Nancy Reagan's best quotes:

1. "My life really began when I married my husband."

2. "To my young friends out there: Life can be great, but not when you can't see it. So, open your eyes to life: to see it in the vivid colors that God gave us as a precious gift to His children, to enjoy life to the fullest, and to make it count. Say yes to your life."

3. "You learn something out of everything, and you come to realize more than ever that we're all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it's going to be over, and you better make this count."

4. "There's a big, wonderful world out there for you. It belongs to you. It's exciting and stimulating and rewarding. Don't cheat yourselves out of this promise."

5. "I must say acting was good training for the political life which lay ahead for us."

6. "Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do."

7. "I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out."

8. "As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious."

9. "Just say no to drugs!"

10. "I always liked red. It's a picker-upper."

11. "I'm doing what I want to do."

12. "I have been very happy with my homes, but homes really are no more than the people who live in them."

13. "I've always gone for the more understated look."

14. "You just get up each day and put one foot in front of the other and go. You know, each day is different."

15. "For eight years, I was sleeping with the president, and if that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what does!"

16. “It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely.”

17. "A woman is like a bag of tea, you cannot tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."

18. "I've had quite a life, when you stop to think about it."

19. "Every woman is entitled to an opinion and the right to express that opinion – especially to the man she's married to."

20. "Don't ever lose hope. Even when life seems bleak and hopeless, know that you are not alone."

21. "It's appropriate that this symbol of American strength and resilience and optimism has come to rest at the library that bears Ronald Reagan's name. After all, it was President Reagan who always reminded us that when we set our eyes on the horizon, every day is morning in America... The Reagan Library is a place the sun will never set on the principles that Ronnie believed in so deeply."

22. "Just because you're married to the president doesn't mean you've given up your right to have an opinion."