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Gerald R. Ford

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Who is Gerald R. Ford? The quotes below are the best introduction we can offer. Gerald R. Ford's observations on Government are as sharp as their thoughts on Sports, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 18 quotes from Gerald R. Ford, each offering a different angle on Government, Sports, Future, Experience, and Truth. Start here and see if you agree: "Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time."

“Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Government

All Quotes by Gerald R. Ford

“I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Alone

“I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Sports

“Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Government

“All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Future

“There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Family

“History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Experience

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

— Gerald R. Ford

Sports

“I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Sports

“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Government

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

— Gerald R. Ford

Experience

“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.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Success

“My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Future

“Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Government

“Truth is the glue that holds government together.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Government

“Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.”

— Gerald R. Ford

Truth