The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.
BETTY FORDThe search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.
BETTY FORDHolding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.
BETTY FORDFriends aren’t any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.
BETTY FORDI really didn’t want to have my name on the center, because it just seemed like it was too much of a personal thing.
BETTY FORDAny woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion.
BETTY FORDI’ll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial.
BETTY FORDYou can make it, but it’s easier if you don’t have to do it alone.
BETTY FORDI have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.
BETTY FORDWhen I say we’ve had an ideal marriage, I’m not just talking about physical attraction, which I can imagine can wear pretty thin if it’s all a couple has built on. We’ve had that and a whole lot more.
BETTY FORDYou never know what you can do until you have to do it.
BETTY FORDThe problem with drugs is that people forget to stop doing them. There’s a time and a place for everything, Mr. Mackey, and it’s called college.
BETTY FORDThat’s what we’re here on this Earth for, to help others.
BETTY FORDI don’t feel that because I’m First Lady, I’m very different from what I was before. It can happen to anyone. After all, it has happened to anyone.
BETTY FORDI know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.
BETTY FORDWe’re full all the time. And people do have good success and I think one of the programs at the center, the Continuing Care, helps them with their success. Because it’s difficult the first year.
BETTY FORDI feel it’s important to be active. People who retire, sit by their swimming pool and golf course and plan to relax have a very empty life.
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