You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
BETTY FORDThat’s what we’re here on this Earth for, to help others.
More Betty Ford Quotes
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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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Any woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion.
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Alcohol may pick you up a little bit, but it lets you down in a hurry.
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That’s what we’re here on this Earth for, to help others.
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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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The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.
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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 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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My makeup wasn’t smeared, I wasn’t disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?
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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 know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.
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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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Friends aren’t any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.
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