Molly Ivins Quotes
Top 63 wise famous quotes and sayings by Molly Ivins
Molly Ivins Famous Quotes & Sayings
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I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults.
Whenever you hear a politician carry on about what a mess the schools are, be aware that you are looking at the culprit.
It's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong.
In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose.
Behind a smoke screen of high-profile female appointees and soothing slogans, George W. Bush is waging war on women.
In city rooms and in the bars where newspeople drink, you can find out what's going on. You can't find it in the papers.
Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather.
Americans are not getting screwed by the Republican Party. They're getting screwed by the large corporations that bought and own the Republican Party.
Mostly, Texas women are tough in some very fundamental ways. Not unfeminine, nor necessarily unladylike, just tough!
California is now close to spending more on prisons than it does on higher education - surely the death warrant of a civilization.
Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world.
On the whole, I prefer not to be lectured on patriotism by those who keep offshore maildrops in order to avoid paying their taxes.
I don't so much mind that newspapers are dying - it's watching them commit suicide that pisses me off.
We've had trickle down economics in the country for ten years now, and most of us aren't even damp yet.
Any nation that can survive what we have lately in the way of government, is on the high road to permanent glory.
Even I felt sorry for Richard Nixon when he left; there's nothing you can do about being born liberal - fish gotta swim and hearts gotta bleed,
The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.
And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.
Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don't much care for.
The thing is this: You got to have fun while you're fightin' for freedom, 'cause you don't always win.
I know vegetarians don't like to hear this, but God made an awful lot of land that's good for nothing but grazing.
Sit up, join up, get on line, get in touch, find out who's raising hell and join them. No use waiting on a bunch of wussy politicians.
Sometimes I think Texas exists as a reality check for those who might wander too far toward the precious.
Either we figure out how to keep corporate cash out of the political system or we lose the democracy.