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[Our understanding is] not intellectual, but instinctive.
Ann Richards
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Ann Richards
Age: 73 †
Born: 1933
Born: September 1
Died: 2006
Died: September 13
Former Governor Of Texas
Politician
Lacy Lakeview
Texas
Dorothy Ann Richards
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The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it's all we'll need.
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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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