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Molly Ivins Quotes

American - Journalist | August 30, 1944 - January 31, 2007

Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant - it tends to get worse.

Paranoid Being Get Worse Like Tends

Old-fashioned anti-immigrant prejudice always brings out some old-fashioned racists.

Prejudice Always Out Old-Fashioned

There is never anyone quite so wonderful as the people who were seniors when you were a freshman.

People You Never Seniors Wonderful

Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.

Powerful Satire Against Powerless

When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel - it's vulgar.

Satire Cruel Powerless Only Vulgar

The thing is this: You got to have fun while you're fightin' for freedom, 'cause you don't always win.

Freedom Fun Win Have Fun You Always

Raise hell - big time. I want y'all to get out there and raise hell about damned near everything. My word, there's a world out there that needs fixing. Get out there and get after it.

Time World Hell Want Everything Out

Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.

Fear Freedom Time Sorry Back Reason

Anyone who has ever spent time listening to a legislature knows the astonishing speed at which all presiding officers and reading clerks can spit out the formulaic incantations of parliamentary procedure.

Time Listening Reading Speed Out

As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can't drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against 'em anyway, you don't belong in office.

Women Money Texas You Say Vote

The Internet goes doot-doot-doot - it goes sideways. There's nothing hierarchical about it. And the best thing about it is also the worst thing about it, which is there are no gatekeepers on the Internet. Consequently, there's a whole lot of bad information on the Internet. But I think that sorts itself out over time.

Time Best Think Internet Information

'Get along, go along' is not an inspirational philosophy, and only God knows how much moral cowardice it has covered up over the years. Serve your time, collect your chits, and cash 'em in for your home state? No, I'd say we could ask for more than that from our senators.

Inspirational Home God Time Moral

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