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Betty Ford

(1918–2011) Dancer

40 quotes in 262 categories

Betty Ford was a dancer, best known for Betty, a glad awakening.

Quick Facts About Betty Ford

Born: April 8, 1918
Died: July 8, 2011
Profession: Dancer
Notable works: Betty, a glad awakening

About Betty Ford

Elizabeth Anne Ford was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy, and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse. She was also Second Lady of the United States from 1973 to 1974, when her husband was vice president.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Betty Ford · Page 2

I had thought I would hate being First Lady... I loved it.

First lady

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

Easier

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When other women have this same operation, it doesn't make any headlines. But the fact that I was the wife of the…

Breast cancer

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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…

Amendments

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Having babies is a blessing, not a duty,

Baby

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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…

Alcohol

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And I have always told the patients when I talk to them. When they come around and say, "What will you have…

Alcohol

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

Could

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A liberated woman is one who feels confident in herself, and is happy in what she is doing. She is a person…

Choices

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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…

Names

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I think once I made up my mind that I was allergic to alcohol, and that's what I learned, it made sense…

Alcohol

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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…

Active

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

Left

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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…

Age

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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…

Alcohol

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