The times of my life
A source page for quotes linked to Betty Ford.
“Alcohol may pick you up a little bit, but it lets you down in a hurry.”
“Friends aren't any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.”
“I don't look at what I've lost. I look instead at what I have left.”
“Any woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion.”
“I know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.”
“Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.”
“You never know what you can do until you have to do it.”
“The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.”
“I had thought I would hate being First Lady... I loved it.”
“You can make it, but it's easier if you don't have to do it alone.”
“I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.”