Molly Ivins Quotes

The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.

Molly Ivins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 30, 1944 - January 31, 2007

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DemocracyQuietConfusionOrderly

I'm a wealth creator. I'm not interested in saving in the least. While I do spend a lot, I don't spend money like other billionaires. I'm probably quite unusual, albeit I do have some of the significant trappings. But I always try to make my assets work for a living.

John Caudwell

WorkMoneyWealthLivingTryAlways

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.

John Legend

ThinkSometimesI ThinkHyperbole

The '50s were terrifying with nuclear bomb stuff but boring in a social way, and then the '60s were happening, and remember, there was no AIDS.

Robert Klein

RememberBoringWaySocialStuff

I love comedy. God has given me this platform.

Jeff Foxworthy

LoveGodMeComedyGivenPlatform

I have no idea why, but I find that men make more of an impact on me in films than women - even very beautiful ones.

John Rocha

WomenBeautifulMenMeImpactFind

I've built 'The Conversation' from the ground up with no business training.

Amanda de Cadenet

BusinessTrainingConversationGround

I like emotions, but I really don't like sentimentality, and I don't like when things break their spell.

Tony Gilroy

EmotionsBreakThingsLikeSpell

A suit is just a suit: a practical garment, not a ceremonial robe; it can be worn out to dinner with friends or for a visit to an art gallery. Its beauty and craftsmanship are utterly wasted if you think of it as something magical and symbolic.

Russell Smith

BeautyArtDinnerThinkFriendsYou

I stand on the shoulders of giants.

Michael Rosbash

StandGiantsShoulders

It's a beautiful thing, to start over.

Brian Fallon

BeautifulStartOverBeautiful Thing

Well, I think indigenous peoples have ways of living on the Earth that they've had forever. And they've been overrun by organized religion, which has had a lot of money and power.

Alice Walker

PowerMoneyReligionThinkEarth

I have, like, 12 screws in my hand.

Mark Hunt

HandLike

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