All Ann Richards Quotes
- I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out… College
- I think you have to deal with grief in the sense that you have to recognize that you have it, and say that it's OK… All
- I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you. Always Said
- I'm against an income tax because all the rich people hire lawyers and accountants to be sure that they don't pay income tax. Accountants
- Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with… Deal
- I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any. Any
- They blame the low income women for ruining the country because they are staying home with their children and not going out to work. They… Blame
- I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She… Clean
- I feel very strongly that change is good because it stirs up the system. Change
- Life isn't fair, but government must be, Fair
- Oh, I would probably have raised more hell. Hell
- If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities. Care
- I'm not afraid to shake up the system, and government needs more shaking up than any other system I know. Afraid
- There is a lot more to this life than just the struggle to make money. Life
- We saw farms go on the auction block while we bought food from foreign countries. Well, that's wrong. Auction
- I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back. Ahead
- Cherish your friends and family as if your life depended on it. Because it does. Cherish
- I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it. Campaigned
- One of the truths of our time is the hunger deep in people are over the planet for coming into relationship with each other. Coming
- Jesse Jackson is a leader and a teacher who can open our hearts and open our minds and stir our very souls. Heart
- Learn to enjoy your own company. You are the one person you can count on living with for the rest of your life. Company
- Weight-bearing exercise builds bone density, builds your muscular strength so that you can hold your body up where those bones have a tendency to get… Bearing
- I've been tested by fire, and the fire lost. Been
- One of the most valuable lessons I learned...is that we all have to learn from our mistakes, and we learn from those mistakes a lot… All
- A road to a friend's house is never long. House