Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.

Pearson's prickly personality. Among her most famous quotations:
"Behind every successful man there stands a surprised woman. I didn't marry him for lunch.

Maryon Pearson was also known for her sharp tongued wit. "
[On being asked during an election campaign by a reporter "Is there anything you'd like to bring up Mrs. I don't care for them all that much but you have to wear them in politics.