The 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.
More Betty Ford Quotes
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That’s what we’re here on this Earth for, to help others.
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I had thought I would hate being First Lady… I loved it.
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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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We’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.
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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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Alcohol may pick you up a little bit, but it lets you down in a hurry.
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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 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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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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When 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.
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I’ll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial.
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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 know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.
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It’s always been my feeling that God lends you your children until they’re about eighteen years old. If you haven’t made your points with them by then, it’s too late.
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Friends aren’t any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.
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