Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American author Susan Ford.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Susan Elizabeth Ford Bales is an American author, photojournalist, and former chair of the board of the Betty Ford Center for alcohol and drug abuse. She is the daughter of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States and his wife Betty Ford née Bloomer.
I don't think you could change my father; he is a very strong character. He believes totally in honesty.
When you're the only girl in a family of men, you have to be pretty sassy.
I'm not sure I ever would write a memoir.
I moved out eventually of the White House and moved into a townhouse with a group of girls while I was in college.
I am criticized for getting jobs because of my name, but I only use it when I have to.
Eventually, I want to finish my degree.
Amy Carter, Chelsea Clinton and the Obama girls all had to change schools.
My mother and I are very close; I guess you would call us 'best friends.'
I'll never throw away my blue jeans.
I date guys who are five, 10, 15 years older than I am.
My husband is a Democrat, and I am a Republican, so our political ambitions are on opposite ends.
Camp David is a wonderful place for the family to get away and run around and do goofy things.
I want somebody athletic, outgoing, at least two inches taller than I am, rugged, very outdoorsy, a leader, someone who would overpower me.
I never read 'The Cinderella Complex' - I'm too afraid that my name might be in it.
I am still in touch with my Secret Service agents, most of whom are retired now. They really get to be your friends. They watched me grow up, and most of them had little kids, so I was kind of giving them a warm-up of what was coming.
Having to go through an intervention and family counseling is a wonderful experience. I would almost recommend it to anybody. It opens a lot of communication, and it opens old sores, but once it is opened and hashed out, the rewards are far greater.
I'd love to sit down with Barbara Walters. She's always asking people about their personal lives. I'd like to see how she likes it.
Never give up! There's always hope because there's always help
As my mother says, You give back, you don't give up. You can always choose to help others. If you do, it will change you.
My mother and I are very close; I guess you would call us best friends.