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Betty Ford [1918-2011] American

Rank: 103
First Lady, Former First Lady of the United States

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Ford was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford.

Equality, Freedom, God, Independence

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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.	God	101
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.		102
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.	Equality	103
I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.	Independence	104
The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.	Freedom	105
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.		106
This is a place where you can go, that you can feel safe and look inside yourself and discover yourself.		107
Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help.		108
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?		109
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.'		110
I know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.		111
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.		112
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.		113
Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they stood by the street and had in their hands placards that said 'Gerald Our Ford'. That meant so much to us as we were driving into Washington.		114
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.		115

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