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Molly Ivins Quotes

Even I felt sorry for Richard Nixon when he left; there's nothing you can do about being born liberal - fish gotta swim, and hearts gotta bleed.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Sorry Fish You Born Nothing Left

What I learned was the quality of continual reinvention.

Quality Reinvention Learned

I'm not running around looking for love and validation.

Sophie B. Hawkins

Love Looking Validation Around

Class action lawsuits are an important part of our legal system. All citizens should have the right to band together and settle grievances with bigger companies, but that system is broken and it needs fixing.

Together Broken Action Legal Class

Book awards - in America, at least - are not like the Oscars. Awards are not cumulative, and in the case of something like the Pulitzers, the jurors often have another goal in mind: sales. They know that the Pulitzer stamp can sell a book.

Mind Book America Goal Know Awards

There was always that thing with 'Johnny' - I always saw myself as his writer and PR. But when he got out there, I had no control. His whole thing was going off on those flights of fancy. Going, 'Let's see what we can possibly do that hasn't been done before up here.' And when it works, it's lovely; it's a great night.

Great Myself Control Night Done See

Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is a place where one goes if one no longer wished to be found.

Douglas Coupland

Place Florida Reinvent Where Found

The first lead that I ever played was a young Boy George when I was seventeen. I shaved my eyebrows off. That's as far from leading man looks as you can get.

Man You Looks Young Boy First

I think once we started directing separately - we each have different kinds of interests now, and the kinds of movies we want to do. I wouldn't hold your breath for that one.

Think Now Want Movies Breath Hold

I'm a firm believer in utilizing celebrities because they tap into people on an emotional basis.

People Emotional Because Firm Tap

There's always a bittersweet kind of thing, but I feel like everything had to work out the way it is. Everything that had to happen, happened.

Work Feel Kind Way Everything Out

I was 11 and watching soap operas with my mom, and I thought it would be cool to be an actor. I thought soap operas was going to be the dream at the time - it's obviously now not the dream, but I think soap operas are really cool. Maybe I'll go back to that.

Britt Robertson

Time Cool Mom Think Thought Dream

People like to use the word 'naivete' as a negative, but not for me.

Brian Tyree Henry

People Me Negative Like Word Use

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