Molly Ivins Quotes

Here's the deal on Texas. It's big. So big, there's about five distinct and different places here, separated from one another geologically, topographically, botanically, ethnically, culturally, and climatically.

Molly Ivins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TexasPlacesBigHereDifferent

The game plan might be different based on the opponent, but the approach is the same.

Andre Ward

GameBe DifferentPlanOpponentSame

Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even think about taking my guns. My rights are not negotiable, and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the Second Amendment.

Michael Badnarik

I AmControlCompromiseGunThink

Considered purely as effects-driven filmed drama, 'The Day After Tomorrow' checks in somewhere in the middle of one of Hollywood's most absurd and least lamented dead genres, the disaster pic of the '70s. It's a little better than 'Earthquake' but not as good as 'The Towering Inferno,' because it doesn't star Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.

Stephen Hunter

GoodDayTomorrowBetterDramaDead

I had another version of 'We Dance' that was kind of glam-rock. It was a little 'Taking Care of Business' mixed with Simon and Garfunkel. But on the album, I did it in a down-and-out way, like the Frogs or David Bowie or something - a little torch song thing.

Stephen Malkmus

BusinessDanceSongCareKindWay

I'm scared to give gratitude to the people that, if I hadn't heard their stuff, I wouldn't be able to make music.

Mike Posner

MusicGratitudePeopleScaredGive

The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich.

Michael Moore

BusinessSimpleGovernmentWarRich

We tune differently, and we use some tricks. There's just the two of us for much of a concert, so we want a big sound. We do use some guitar effects, distortion and delay. Playing cello with distortion sounds so good.

Luka Sulic

GoodGuitarWantSoundConcertBig

I always like to start with a great pair of shoes. It's your first contact with the ground, and it can really change the way you move and act physically.

Luke Macfarlane

ChangeGreatShoesStartYouWay

Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.

Jean Cocteau

PoetryOnlyIndispensableKnew

I'm not a DJ. I play live and think we put on a show. That's it.

Deadmau5

LiveThinkDJPlayShowPut

I was an athlete growing up and I miss that. I miss hanging out with dudes and making raunchy jokes and telling stories, trading details, you know? There's something I really miss about that.

Chris Pratt

Growing UpDetailsYouGrowingKnow

'Into The Wild' had a great sense of wild, unpredictable freedom that I loved, and 'Unforgiven' is just a great western with characters that walked the line between right/wrong with an ambiguity that felt very true to frontier life.

Brendan Fletcher

LifeFreedomGreatLovedTrueWild

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