188 Quotes by Gerald R. Ford

I am determined to seek self-sufficiency in energy as an urgent national priority. My goal is to make America independent of foreign energy sources by 1985.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln. My addresses will never be as eloquent as Mr. Lincoln's. But I will do my very best to equal his brevity and his plain speaking.

America's leadership is essential. America's resources are vast. America's opportunities are unprecedented.

Conservatism has always meant more to me than simply sticking up for private property & free enterprise. It has also meant defending our heritage & preserving our values.

My goal is for a cooperative world at peace, using its resources to build, not to destroy.

As President, I am determined to offer leadership to overcome our current economic problems. My goal is for jobs for all who want to work and economic opportunity for all who want to achieve.

There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.

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