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Ann Richards
9 quotes
“… we're going to tell how the cow ate the cabbage.”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Poor George, he can't help it — he was born with a silver foot in his mouth.”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1988 Democratic National Convention keynote address
“I am delighted to be here with you this evening, because after listening to George Bush all these years, I figured you needed to know what a real Texas accent sounds like.”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1988 Democratic National Convention keynote address {{cite news
“Oh, absolutely. No question about it. And the state of Texas, when I was governor, we built an awful lot of prisons. And to be frank with you, I made a deal, and the deal was that I would help pass the legislation and be for building a lot more prisons in Texas if I could get rehab programs for people who were alcoholics and drug abusers because I knew that over 80 percent of the crime committed in Texas was committed by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs.”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ann Richards Discusses Texas, Politics and Humor on Larry King Live, CNN, January 23 2001
“But I'll tell you something sort of interesting. There's something, you know, there's something a little scary about funny women. Well, they're threatening. And there was a survey done one time where they asked women what they were most afraid of from men. And the -- their response was they were most afraid of being hit or beaten or hurt from men. And they asked men what they were most afraid of from women, and they said being laughed at.”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ann Richards Discusses Texas, Politics and Humor on Larry King Live, CNN, January 23 2001
“The regular Democratic Party and its organization was run by men who looked on women as little more than machine parts.”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have seen the very bottom of life: I was so afraid I wouldn’t be funny anymore. I just knew that I would lose my zaniness and my sense of humor. But I didn’t. Recovery turned out to be a wonderful thing.”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The public does not like you to mislead or represent yourself to be something you're not. And the other thing that the public really does like is the self-examination to say, you know, I'm not perfect. I'm just like you. They don't ask their public officials to be perfect. They just ask them to be smart, truthful, honest, and show a modicum of good sense.”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh, I would probably have raised more hell.”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source