I know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.
BETTY FORDA housewife deserves to be honored as much as a woman who earns her living in the marketplace. I consider bringing up children a responsible job. In fact, being a good housewife seems to me a much tougher job than going to the office and getting paid for it.
More Betty Ford Quotes
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Friends aren’t any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.
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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 had thought I would hate being First Lady… I loved it.
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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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Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.
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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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Having babies is a blessing, not a duty.
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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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I have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.
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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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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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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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A housewife deserves to be honored as much as a woman who earns her living in the marketplace. I consider bringing up children a responsible job. In fact, being a good housewife seems to me a much tougher job than going to the office and getting paid for it.
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