American - Journalist | August 30, 1944 - January 31, 2007
The Kurds will not be allowed to have an independent country because Turkey wouldn't stand for it; they have their own Kurdish population.
Molly Ivins
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New York is just as provincial as anyone else.
New YorkNewJustProvincialAnyone
If you really wanted to settle down the Middle East, if what you wanted was change in the Middle East, it is perfectly obvious that the first step is resolving the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
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There's been a lot of experience with torture in history. It doesn't work.
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You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to.
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I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.
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Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.
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I never saw anything funnier than Texas politics.
PoliticsTexasNeverAnythingSaw
And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.
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I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind, I think everybody everywhere is provincial, but it is particularly striking with Texans, and we tend to be very Texcentric.
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I've always found it easier to be funny than to be serious.
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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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