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Former First Lady of the United States

Betty Ford served as the First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, during the presidency of her husband, Gerald Ford. She is recognized for her advocacy on women's rights, addiction treatment, and breast cancer awareness. Following her tenure in the White House, she founded the Betty Ford Center, a treatment center for substance abuse and addiction.

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Famous Betty Ford Quotes

“Alcohol may pick you up a little bit, but it lets you down in a hurry.”

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Author:Betty Ford

“For 14 years, I'd been on medication for the pinched nerve, the arthritis, the muscle spasms in my neck, and I'd lost my tolerance for pills. If I had a single drink, the alcohol, on top of the pills, would make me groggy.”

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Author:Betty Ford

“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?”

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Book:Betty: A Glad Awakening

Source: Betty: A Glad Awakening

“And I have always told the patients when I talk to them. When they come around and say, "What will you have to drink? Oh that's right you don't drink." Just speak up and say, 'Of course I drink. But I just don't drink alcohol.'”

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Author:Betty Ford

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

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Author:Betty Ford

“I think once I made up my mind that I was allergic to alcohol, and that's what I learned, it made sense to me. And I think it was kind of pointed out that you know if you were allergic to strawberries, you wouldn't eat strawberries. And that made sense to me.”

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Author:Betty Ford

About the Author

Born: April 8, 1918
Died: July 8, 2011
Known for: Former First Lady of the United States
Quotes: 36

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