I think once I made up my mind that I was allergic to alcohol, and that’s what I learned, it made sense to me. And I think it was kind of pointed out that you know if you were allergic to strawberries, you wouldn’t eat strawberries. And that made sense to me.
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.
More Betty Ford Quotes
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I know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.
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Having babies is a blessing, not a duty.
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Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.
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I 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.
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For 14 years, I’d been on medication for the pinched nerve, the arthritis, the muscle spasms in my neck, and I’d lost my tolerance for pills. If I had a single drink, the alcohol, on top of the pills, would make me groggy.
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I have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.
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I believe the equal rights amendment is a necessity of life for all citizens. The cabinet sometimes felt that I shouldn’t be so outspoken.
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The 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.
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My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather has passed away at 93 years of age. His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country.
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You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
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The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.
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That’s what we’re here on this Earth for, to help others.
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Any woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion.
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You can make it, but it’s easier if you don’t have to do it alone.
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Friends aren’t any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.
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