Betty Ford Quotes: top 36 famous quotes about Betty Ford

Betty Ford Quotes & Sayings

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Any woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion. — Betty Ford

President Bush says we've turned the corner in Iraq. What is that, about 16 corners we've turned? I think they call that running in circles. — Will Durst

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. — Betty Ford

I know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not. — Betty Ford

Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum. — Garrett Hardin

I had thought I would hate being First Lady ... I loved it. — Betty Ford

That's what we're here on this Earth for, to help others. — Betty Ford

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. — Betty Ford

Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began. — Betty Ford

I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do. — Betty Ford

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. — Betty Ford

You can make it, but it's easier if you don't have to do it alone. — Betty Ford

The mask is torn off, while the reality remains — Lucretius

This is a place where you can go, that you can feel safe and look inside yourself and discover yourself. — Betty Ford

Being a lady does not require silence. — Betty Ford

friends help friends fight pixies. — Carrie Jones

Every word has its fragrance: there is a harmony and a disharmony of fragrances, and hence of words. — Friedrich Nietzsche

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? — Betty Ford

With 'Suffragette,' I was emboldened that there were so many women around me. We had a female writer, producers, production and costume designers. — Sarah Gavron

So far I'm not seeing a lot of difference between me and a carnival con-man. — Richelle Mead

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. — Betty Ford

I've learned a lot about myself. Most of it is all right. When I add up the pluses and subtract the minuses, I still come out pretty well. — Betty Ford

Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help. — Betty Ford

There is nothing for which men ask to be paid dearer than for humiliation. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Everything that drowned me taught me how to swim. — Jenim Dibie

You never know what you can do until you have to do it. — Betty Ford

Friends aren't any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior. — Betty Ford

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it. — Stan Smith

Having babies is a blessing, not a duty, — Betty Ford

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women. — Betty Ford

Betty Ford and I were colleagues for years, working together for women's rights in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the country. — Karen DeCrow

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. — Betty Ford

Alcohol may pick you up a little bit, but it lets you down in a hurry. — Betty Ford

I don't look at what I've lost. I look instead at what I have left. — Betty Ford

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. — Betty Ford

Being first lady is a full-time job. Betty Ford worked full time and should have received a salary. Michelle Obama works full time and should be paid. — Karen DeCrow