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Famous Ann Richards Quotes
“Power is what calls the shots, and power is a white male game.”
“People don't know that New York really is just made up of a group of very small neighborhoods.”
“I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.”
“Poor George [Bush], he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.”
“The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it's all we'll need.”
“You can put lipstick and earrings on a hog and call it Monique, but it's still a pig.”
“I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.'”
“I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.”
“I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any.”
“I feel very strongly that change is good because it stirs up the system.”
“There is a lot more to this life than just the struggle to make money.”
“Cherish your friends and family as if your life depended on it. Because it does.”
“I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it.”