American - Journalist | August 30, 1944 - January 31, 2007
Rove, of course, is an exceptionally good, exceptionally skillful campaign guy, and Bush himself is really gifted at the political end of politics. But he's always been, as he says, misunderestimated.
Molly Ivins
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I had sort of given up on conventional journalism. I found it far too restrictive.
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I couldn't find any way to tell the truth in a regular newspaper.
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I really think the single most important thing to remember about trying to fix the schools is that there is no such thing as an instant result.
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Preemptive war is what Israel did in '67 with Arab armies on its borders.
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I only aim at the powerful.
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The uproar of the late '60s - the antiwar movement, black riots, angry women. It was a wonderful time.
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From orphanages to space colonies, it was all shallow but endearingly enthusiastic futurism. Gingrich was the kind of person who read a book or two on something and would then be quite afire as to how this was going to fit into some shining future.
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One of the more urp-making habits of media mavens is presuming to speak for the American people, as in 'The American people won't stand for this!'
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The greatest moral leader of my lifetime was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose private life does not bear close examination.
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One of the few things I like about Bill Clinton is that he has very good manners. If his momma were still alive, I would congratulate her.
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There are times a country is so tired of bull that only the truth can provide relief.
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