American - Actor | May 19, 1956 -
Spreading manure is a great way of bringing yourself down to earth.
Steven Ford
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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.
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I used to go out and carouse. I was afraid to go to sleep because I thought I might miss something.
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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.
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When you look at the Nixon pardon, the short-term gain would have been never to pardon him.
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Character is not created on the spot.
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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.
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Dad lived his life in a way that it was his character, not his circumstances, that dictated what his life looked like.
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When you're part of the first family, your life tends to get played out in front of the whole nation.
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Politics is a lot like acting. You have to be on all the time.
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It takes a good actor to sound excited every time.
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It's bad enough on a first date trying not to say something dumb without having three Secret Service guys with you.
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