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After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.

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Ann Richards
Age: 73 †
Born: 1933
Born: September 1
Died: 2006
Died: September 13
Former Governor Of Texas
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Dorothy Ann Richards
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I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.'
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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.
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If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.
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We saw farms go on the auction block while we bought food from foreign countries. Well, that's wrong.
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Oh, I would probably have raised more hell.
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