Nice is a pallid virtue. Not like honesty or courage or perseverance. On the other hand, in a nation notably lacking in civility, there is much to be said for nice. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Everyone knows [George W. Bush] has no clue, but no one there has the courage to say it. I mean, good gawd, the man is as he always has been: barely adequate. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Preemptive war is what Israel did in '67 with Arab armies on its borders. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
The idols of one's adolescence tend to endure - you never forget how you worshipped them. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
How the American right managed to convince itself that the programs to alleviate poverty are responsible for the consequences of poverty will someday be… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
To mistake Midland for the volk heartland is the West Texas equivalent of assuming that Greenwich, Connecticut, is Levittown. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Even for southerners, Arkansans are amazingly friendly and extend hospitality to all strangers with astonishing openness. You couldn't find a pretension in that state… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
It's hard to convince people that you're killing them for their own good. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
the pyramids were built for pharaohs on the happy theory that they could take their stuff with them. Versailles was built for kings on… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Any nation that can survive what we have lately in the way of government, is on the high road to permanent glory. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind, I think everybody everywhere is provincial, but it is particularly striking with Texans, and we… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
During a recent panel on the numerous failures of American journalism, I proposed that almost all stories about government should begin: “Look out! They're… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
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