How come trying to explode myths about Texas always winds up reinforcing them? — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
I have long argued that no one should be allowed to write opinion without spending years as a reporter - nothing like… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders. And every single day, every single one of us needs… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
For years, I have been trying to persuade people that George W. Bush, although no Einstein, is not stupid. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
the more a body tries to explode all the foolish myths that have grown up about Texas by telling the truth, the… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
I really think the single most important thing to remember about trying to fix the schools is that there is no such… — 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
