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Texas is a fine place for men and dogs, but hell on women and horses.
Molly Ivins
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Molly Ivins
Age: 62 †
Born: 1944
Born: August 30
Died: 2007
Died: January 31
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I think of Texas as the laboratory for bad government.
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On a personal note: I have contracted an outstanding case of breast cancer, from which I intend to recover. I don't need get-well cards, but I would like the beloved women readers to do something for me: Go. Get. The. Damn. Mammogram. Done.
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Calling George Bush shallow is like calling a dwarf short.
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Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don't much care for.
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It's hard to convince people that you're killing them for their own good.
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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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Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.
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The Founders were right all along, but the results are a lot funnier than they intended.
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Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.
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What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.
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I believe all Southern liberals come from the same starting point--race. Once you figure out they are lying to you about race, you start to question everything.
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I have been attacked by Rush Limbaugh on the air, an experience somewhat akin to being gummed by a newt. It doesn't actually hurt, but it leaves you with slimy stuff on your ankle.
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The thing is this: You got to have fun while you're fightin' for freedom, 'cause you don't always win.
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Americans are not getting screwed by the Republican Party. They're getting screwed by the large corporations that bought and own the Republican Party.
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We've had trickle down economics in the country for ten years now, and most of us aren't even damp yet.
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Either we figure out how to keep corporate cash out of the political system or we lose the democracy.
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Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather.
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He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes.
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Behind a smoke screen of high-profile female appointees and soothing slogans, George W. Bush is waging war on women.
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