Betty Ford

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

— Betty Ford

#freedom #human #human freedom #never #search

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. ↗

— Betty Ford

#always #been #children #eighteen #feeling

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

— Betty Ford

#i #independent #independent woman #kind #know

But my activities have been pretty much focused in the last almost 30 years on the recovery, of my own recovery, the understanding for my family of my recovery. ↗

— Betty Ford

#almost #been #family #focused #last

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

#believe #cabinet #citizens #equal #equal rights

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

— Betty Ford

#alcoholic #because #going #i #know

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

#center #i #just #like #much

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

#denial #forget #i #mastectomy #never

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

#behaved #bottle #could #finished #how

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

— Betty Ford

#help #position #power #used #which