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He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes.
Molly Ivins
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Molly Ivins
Age: 62 †
Born: 1944
Born: August 30
Died: 2007
Died: January 31
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Monterey
California
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Most of us think of government as them. Yet government isn't Them: It's us.
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It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.
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I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.
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Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented.
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The Founders were right all along, but the results are a lot funnier than they intended.
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I know: Guns Don't Kill People. But I suspect that they have something to do with it. If you point your finger at someone and say, Bang, bang, you're dead, not much actually happens.
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Nice is a pallid virtue. Not like honesty or courage or perseverance. On the other hand, in a nation notably lacking in civility, there is much to be said for nice.
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