Curated Quotations

Molly Ivins

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  • “As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can’t drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against ’em anyway, you don’t belong in office.” -Molly Ivins

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  • “I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.” -Molly Ivins

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  • “Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.” -Molly Ivins

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  • “I never saw anything funnier than Texas politics.” -Molly Ivins

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  • “As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can’t drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against ’em anyway, you don’t belong in office.” -Molly Ivins

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  • “It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.” -Molly Ivins

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  • “And the funny thing is, I’ve always been an optimist – it’s practically a congenital disorder with me.” -Molly Ivins

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  • “Havin’ fun while freedom fightin’ must be one of those lunatic Texas traits we get from the water – which is known to have lithium in it – because it goes all the way back to Sam Houston, surely the most lovable, the most human, and the funniest of all the great men this country…

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  • “Many a time freedom has been rolled back – and always for the same sorry reason: fear.” -Molly Ivins

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