Betty Ford

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

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

“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.”

“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?”

“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 st...”