Quotes by Betty Ford

“Have a nice trip, Dick.”

“My makeup wasnt smeared, I wasnt disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?”

“Its always been my feeling that God lends you your children until theyre about eighteen years old. If you havent made your points with them by then, its too late.”

“. . . a woman . . . told us she was forever getting herself into trouble. But I just keep coming back, she said. I just keep showing up for my life. Showing up for life. Being blessed with the rebirth that recovery brings.”

“The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.”

“The process turns you off, and its got to where I dont even know whos lying and whos telling the truth anymore,”

“[Carter thanked Bush for doing] an indescribably good job in providing for the people of America one of the most beautiful places that I have ever seen. ... much more, much more than a library. Its a classroom of democracy.”

“Mrs. Ford does it all with an amazing spirit, which is what I love about her so much. She doesnt go for all the fanfare. Its never about herself. Its about the organization. Thats a wonderful attribute. I admire her so much for that.”

“Particularly gratifying is the number of student graduates who have gone on to success and fame.”

“turns bad into good.”

I believe the equal rights amendment is a necessity of life for all citizens. The cabinet sometimes felt that I shouldnt be so outspoken.

I have an independent streak. You know, its kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.

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