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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 he might be wrong.

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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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Texas
Dorothy Ann Richards
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Poor George [Bush], he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.
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I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any.
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I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.
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I've always told my children that life is like a layer cake. You get to put one layer on top of the other, and whether you frost it or not is up to you.
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I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations.
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I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.'
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I have an awfully good life.
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