188 Quotes by Gerald R. Ford

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn’t are as much a part of golf as life itself.

I don’t know what the future may hold for me-or for any of us. But I want you to know that I am a man who likes having critics who are not enemies.

Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people’s urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

The length of one’s days matters less than the love of one’s family and friends.

It’s the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It’s a quality to be proud of. But it’s a quality that many people seem to have neglected.

If Lincoln were alive today, he’d be turning over in his grave.

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

It’s discouraging how hard it is for a President to slice away large chunks of a $305 billion budget.

Ronald Regan doesn’t dye his hair – he’s just prematurely orange.