A housewife deserves to be honored as much as a woman who earns her living in the marketplace. I consider bringing up children a responsible job. In fact, being a good housewife seems to me a much tougher job than going to the office and getting paid for it.

Betty Ford

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That's what we're here on this Earth for, to help others. by Betty Ford

That's what we're here on this Earth for, to help others.

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The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedo... by Betty Ford

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

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I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell... by Betty Ford

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

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Any woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion. by Betty Ford

Any woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion.

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

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

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Being a lady does not require silence. by Betty Ford

Being a lady does not require silence.

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You never know what you can do until you have to do it. by Betty Ford

You never know what you can do until you have to do it.

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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 who has a sense of self-it all comes down to a freedom of choice.

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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 have a very empty life.

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What man could afford to pay for all the things a wife does, when she's a cook, a mistress, a chauffeur, a nurse, a baby-sitter? But because of this, I feel women ought to have equal rights, equal Social Security, equal opportunities for education, an equal chance to establish credit.

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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 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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I don't look at what I've lost. I look instead at what I have lef... by Betty Ford

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

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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 alcoholic?

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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 so outspoken.

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Having babies is a blessing, not a duty. by Betty Ford

Having babies is a blessing, not a duty.

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I've learned a lot about myself. Most of it is all right. When I add up the pluses and subtract the minuses, I still come out pretty well.

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I don't feel that because I'm First Lady, I'm very different from what I was before. It can happen to anyone. After all, it has happened to anyone.

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Alcohol may pick you up a little bit, but it lets you down in a h... by Betty Ford

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

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We're full all the time. And people do have good success and I think one of the programs at the center, the Continuing Care, helps them with their success. Because it's difficult the first year.

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I think it wasn't so much that the White House altered me in any essential way as that I found the resources with which to respond to a series of challenges. You never know what you can do until you have to do it. In the beginning, it was like going to a party you're terrified of, and finding out to your amazement that you're having a good time.

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