Best Molly Ivins Quotes
- It's hard to convince people that you're killing them for their own good. Convince
- I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years. Believe
- In the first place, any group of folks willing to make asses of themselves in pursuit of a good time should be commended and encouraged:… All
- Texas is a fine place for men and dogs, but hell on women and horses. Dog
- Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous. Humor
- Freedom fighters don't always win, but they're always right. Action
- Anyone who thinks humans are not capable of so fouling their own nest that the land and the waters can no longer be productive just… Anyone
- I used to go on college campuses 25 years ago and announce I was a feminist, and people thought it meant I believed in free… Ago
- If his IQ slips any lower, we'll have to water him twice a day Any
- Mostly, Texas women are tough in some very fundamental ways. Not unfeminine, nor necessarily unladylike, just tough! Fundamental
- Although a life-long fashion dropout, I have absorbed enough by reading Harper's Bazaar while waiting at the dentist's to have grasped that the purpose of… Absorbed
- Humanism is not alive and well in Texas. Different colors and types of Texans do not like one another, nor do they pretend to. Alive
- As for George Bush of Kennebunkport, Maine- personally I think he's further evidence that the Great Scriptwriter in the Sky has an overdeveloped sense of… Bush
- 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. Bars
- Texas is not a civilized place. Texans shoot one another a lot. They also knife, razor, and stomp one another to death with some frequency.… All
- Every two years, one of the most hotly contested elections in Texas is the poll taken among members of the capitol press corps to determine… Ago
- Calling George Bush shallow is like calling a dwarf short. Bush
- You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to. Funny
- I've always found it easier to be funny than to be serious. Always Found
- Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear. Been
- The thing is this: You got to have fun while you're fightin' for freedom, 'cause you don't always win. 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. Awful
- I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults. Adult
- The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion. Beloved
- Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention. Attention