Molly Ivins Quotes

In Congress, there are some who are unashamed to aspire to eloquence, even to scholarship, but the only state legislator I ever knew who would not join in the mispronounceciation of a word for the sake of camaraderie with her fellows was former State Senator and Congresswoman Barbara Jordan.

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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CongressScholarshipAspireHerOnly

I was a gay kid who didn't know I was a gay kid, which was really challenging because you think there is something wrong with you until you understand what it is.

Jillian Michaels

ThinkYouGayWrongKnowUnderstand

The biggest message I want to get out is that a lot of us live in a bubble, and we think things can't happen to us, but they do. When it does happen to you, take care of yourself, and then get up.

Jenifer Lewis

LiveYourselfThinkCareTake Care

If you're not trying to be real, you don't have to get it right. That's art.

Andy Warhol

ArtTryingYouRightRealBe Real

Now, if most Americans want to go out and buy a car, they don't say, you know, 'I think I'll call the chairman of the board of Ford Motor Company and see what kind of deal we can make here.'

Jeb Hensarling

CarThinkYouKnowWantKind

The first Parikrma school started in a slum where there were 70,000 people living below the poverty line. Our first school was on a rooftop of a building inside the slums, a second story building, the only second story building inside the slums. And that rooftop did not have any ceiling, only half a tin sheet. That was our first school.

Shukla Bose

SchoolPeopleBuildingStoryPoverty

Just the example Delaware State University graduates set by the way they live their lives, should be an inspiration to other high school students to go to Delaware State.

Michael N. Castle

LiveSchoolHigh SchoolGoWayHigh

If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold.

Louis D. Brandeis

LightBoldMindsReasonMustGuide

And I'd like to give my love to everybody, and let them know that the grass may look greener on the other side, but believe me, it's just as hard to cut.

Little Richard

LoveMeBelieveLookKnowGrass

When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance as a composition teacher would benefit from a certain cool distance to certain tendencies I had been observing for several years with increasing disquiet.

Brian Ferneyhough

TeacherCoolThoughtDistanceEurope

I'm not even really attempting to brand myself outside of 'Humans of New York.' I think part of the reason for my success is that I've put my ego aside and said I'm not going to put all of my effort into trying to promote myself. I'm going to try to promote my work and am going to try to promote my project.

Brandon Stanton

WorkSuccessMyselfNew YorkEffort

We stay in U2's hotel. They bought a hotel, The Clarence, a nice place and it's in an area where everything's happening, so many fantastic restaurants and bars and the people are so friendly.

Bonnie Tyler

PeopleHotelPlaceNiceEverything

Going from an error rate of 25 meters in GPS to 2.5 meters is huge. Going to 25 centimeters is going to matter just as much.

Astro Teller

MatterErrorGoingJustMuchRate

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