Dad had great people investing in his life at a young age. His mother, his stepfather, his Boy Scout leader, his football coach. That's where integrity is planted, like seeds that are harvested later.
- Steven Ford
Leader, Young, Planted, Stepfather
Dad lived his life in a way that it was his character, not his circumstances, that dictated what his life looked like.
- Steven Ford
Character, Circumstances, Dictated
When Dad made a decision, whether it was about family or his own career, the majority of the time, it was for the long term, not the short term.
- Steven Ford
Decision, Career, Dad, Short Term
I thought food and drink were just part of the perks of living at the White House. The next day, I got a call from his secretary saying my dad wanted to see me in the Oval Office, and when I got there, dad was waving this little pink receipt. I didn't know it came out of his salary.
- Steven Ford
Pink, Thought, Next, White House
When you're part of the first family, your life tends to get played out in front of the whole nation.
- Steven Ford
Nation, Part, Whole, Tends
Our dad was just a congressman for 27 years, and if you live in Washington, D.C., everybody's dad works for the government. We grew up just like everyone else.
- Steven Ford
Like, Everybody, Works, Congressman
When you look at the Nixon pardon, the short-term gain would have been never to pardon him.
- Steven Ford
Never, Been, Nixon, Pardon
Spreading manure is a great way of bringing yourself down to earth.
- Steven Ford
Manure, Bringing, Great Way, Down To Earth
I had my share of rejections.
- Steven Ford
Share, Had, Rejections
Dad knew how to disagree without being disagreeable or rude.
- Steven Ford
Disagree, How, Dad, Rude
My dad wasn't the best speaker like a Bill Clinton, or a Henry Kissinger, but he had character.
- Steven Ford
Like, Bill Clinton, Dad, Bill
I felt God's love, and that was a great gift.
- Steven Ford
Love, Gift, Felt, Great Gift
I just kind of fell into acting.
- Steven Ford
Kind, Just, Fell, Just Kind
I remember telling Mom, 'I can't go to the Betty Ford Center. That's like going to the high school where your mom is the principal.' But maybe I could have gotten the family rate.
- Steven Ford
I Remember, Telling, Betty, Rate
As I get older and more tuned in to a community or an area, I see myself getting more involved. Not that I see myself running for office, but more involved in local issues.
- Steven Ford
Myself, More, Area, Tuned
I think the issue that is really going to hurt the Republican Party is the right-to-life issue. I think they have painted themselves into a real corner.
- Steven Ford
Think, I Think, Issue, Republican Party
Character is not created on the spot.
- Steven Ford
Character, Created, Spot
I've really been blessed to have these roles in movies that will last forever.
- Steven Ford
Movies, Been, Last, Blessed
Truly, what the Secret Service did for us is that they saved my dad's life twice.
- Steven Ford
Service, Twice, Dad, Saved
It's bad enough on a first date trying not to say something dumb without having three Secret Service guys with you.
- Steven Ford
Bad, Date, Having, Dumb
It takes a good actor to sound excited every time.
- Steven Ford
Sound, Actor, Excited, Good Actor
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