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.
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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Any woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion.
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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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I really didn’t want to have my name on the center, because it just seemed like it was too much of a personal thing.
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I 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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Having babies is a blessing, not a duty.
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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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I had thought I would hate being First Lady… I loved it.
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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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The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.
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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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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 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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Alcohol may pick you up a little bit, but it lets you down in a hurry.
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