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If you can't fill the till, then don't pass the bill.

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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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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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We're living in a whole new social and economic order with a whole new set of problems and challenges. Old assumptions and old programs don't work in this new society and the more we try to stretch them to make them fit, the more we will be seen as running away from what is reality.
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I feel very strongly that change is good because it stirs up the system.
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I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.'
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I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it.
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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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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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I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back.
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Oh, I would probably have raised more hell.
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Learn to enjoy your own company. You are the one person you can count on living with for the rest of your life.
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Life isn't fair, but government must be.
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I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.
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