Gerald Ford Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

The harder you try the luckier you get.

The harder you try the luckier you get.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.

The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.

If compassion and mercy are not compatible with politics then something is the matter with politics.

If compassion and mercy are not compatible with politics then something is the matter with politics.

My goal is for a cooperative world at peace.

My goal is for a cooperative world at peace.

We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

I strongly support the feeding of children.

I strongly support the feeding of children.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency.

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency.

The harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.

The harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.

We came from many roots, and we have many branches.

We came from many roots, and we have many branches.

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.

This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hearts our hearts.

This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hearts our hearts.

Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset.

Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset.

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

My golf must be improving, I'm not hitting as many spectators.

My golf must be improving, I'm not hitting as many spectators.

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.

In baseball when they say you're out, you're out. It's the same way in politics.

In baseball when they say you're out, you're out. It's the same way in politics.

I think they ought to be treated equally. Period.

I think they ought to be treated equally. Period.

I was dumbfounded by the stupidity of the Watergate break-in.

I was dumbfounded by the stupidity of the Watergate break-in.

Truth is the glue that holds government together.

Truth is the glue that holds government together.