Molly Ivins Quotes:
Ocupation: Columnist
Life: August 30, 1944 - January 31, 2007
Birthday: August 30
Death: January 31
There are two kinds of humor. One kind that makes us chuckle about our foibles and our shared humanity -- like what Garrison Keillor does. The other kind holds people up to public contempt and ridicule -- that's what I do. 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.
topic: Powerful, Two, People, Chuckles, Foibles, Shared Humanity
