Molly Ivins Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The United States of America is still run by its citizens. The government works for us. Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world. We want and need to work with other nations. We want to find solutions other than killing people. Not in our name, not with our money, not with our children's blood.”
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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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“Havin' fun while freedom fightin' must be one of those lunatic Texas traits we get from the water - which is known to have lithium in it - because it goes all the way back to Sam Houston, surely the most lovable, the most human, and the funniest of all the great men this country has ever produced.”
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“How the American right managed to convince itself that the programs to alleviate poverty are responsible for the consequences of poverty will someday be studied as a notorious mass illusion.”
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“I learned two things growing up in Texas. 1: God loves you, and you're going to burn in hell forever. 2: Sex is the dirtiest and most dangerous thing you can possibly do, so save it for someone you love.”
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“Personally, I think government is a tool, like a hammer. You can use a hammer to build or you can use a hammer to destroy; there is nothing intrinsically good or evil about the hammer itself. It is the purposes to which it is put and the skill with which it is used that determine whether the hammer's work is good or bad.”
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“When politicians start talking about large groups of their fellow Americans as 'enemies,' it's time for a quiet stir of alertness. Polarizing people is a good way to win an election, and also a good way to wreck a country.”
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“It's all very well to run around saying regulation is bad, get the government off our backs, etc. Of course our lives are regulated. When you come to a stop sign, you stop; if you want to go fishing, you get a license; if you want to shoot ducks, you can shoot only three ducks. The alternative is dead bodies at the intersections, no fish and no ducks. OK?”
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“I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.”
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“In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose.”
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“Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar.”
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“I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults.”
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“I don't so much mind that newspapers are dying - it's watching them commit suicide that pisses me off.”
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“Whenever you hear a politician carry on about what a mess the schools are, be aware that you are looking at the culprit.”
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“Sometimes I think Texas exists as a reality check for those who might wander too far toward the precious.”
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“the more a body tries to explode all the foolish myths that have grown up about Texas by telling the truth, the more a body will wind up adding to the mythology.”
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“It's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong.”
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“What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit.”
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“Although it is true that only about 20 percent of American workers are in unions, that 20 percent sets the standards across the board in salaries, benefits and working conditions. If you are making a decent salary in a non-union company, you owe that to the unions. One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts.”
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“And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.”
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“What stuns me most about contemporary politics is not even that the system has been so badly corrupted by money. It is that so few people get the connection between their lives and what the bozos do in Washington and our state capitols.”
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“It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.”
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“Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.”
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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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“Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous.”
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“So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.”
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“I still believe in Hope - mostly because there's no such place as Fingers Crossed, Arkansas.”
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“He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes.”
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“I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.”
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“One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts.”
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