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

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

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.

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.

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 family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather has passed away at 93 years of age. His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country.