Molly Ivins Quotes

What we call politics now and what most political writers write about is the empathy and the bonding and the word choice and the horse rights, and it has nothing to do with what's really happening to people's lives.

Molly Ivins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PoliticsEmpathyPeoplePolitical

Remember for stir-frying not to use a wok bigger than 16 inches. Once it has food in it, you won't be able to work very efficiently.

Andrew Zimmern

WorkFoodRememberYouBiggerAble

I'm not a facelift person. I am what I am.

Robert Redford

I AmI Am What I AmPersonFacelift

I admire JLo because she succeeded in breaking through and harmonizing two different cultures.

Mia Goth

AdmireSheTwoDifferent Cultures

Any kind of blockage is heart disease; when you have a blood clot anywhere, that's heart disease. When Wilt Chamberlain died, strongest man I ever met in my life, I started paying attention.

John Salley

LifeHeartManMy LifeAttention

Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music.

Tony Blair

MusicTruthTruth IsFeelRockMore

If you play your cards right things are going to happen in the long run. In the short run, it is anybody's guess.

Ron Livingston

ShortLongYouCardsPlayRun

At the end of my career, am I going to say I did well, but I didn't give it my all? I'd be very, very angry with myself if I didn't give 100 percent. If I gave my all and I got to whatever point in the world, I could look back and at least I say I did the best I could.

Jason Day

MyselfBestAngryWorldEndLook

The laws have become so straight-jacketing that presidents and their aides dare not keep journals or diaries, lest they be subpoenaed by avid special prosecutors.

Christopher Buckley

DareSpecialBecomeKeepLawsAvid

Answers are what we are trying to get at; search is a process by which you may be able to get answers, but it's not the end goal. It's a mechanism.

Conrad Wolfram

ProcessEndSearchTryingYouGoal

This is a day of little faith - of few convictions - a day when men seem to have no great causes and no great passions. So in frustration, in disappointment, they are inclined to say, 'You can't change human nature.' It is true that we cannot change human nature. But God can.

Peter Marshall

NatureChangeGodFaithGreatDay

There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to build the third airport is where people are. So you're right; if his site isn't playable, then our site is right next to it.

Richard M. Daley

PeopleLossYouSteelAirportBuild

Writing the perfect paper is a lot like a military operation. It takes discipline, foresight, research, strategy, and, if done right, ends in total victory.

Ryan Holiday

DisciplineResearchWritingVictory

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