“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.” KnowsDoeSelfShowsAsksPerfectHonestLike YouSmartOfficialsTruthfulExaminationMisleadNot PerfectGood SenseBeing SmartI'm Not PerfectSelf-examinationPublic Officials Author:Ann Richards
“Sometimes when I'm watching television and something, an image, will come on that has to do with 9/11 or some of these families telling their stories, or children talking about drawing pictures of airplanes flying into towers, you know, I find myself still choking up.” KnowsChildrenStillsSometimesStoriesTalkingTelevisionDrawingFlyingAirplaneTowersChokeWatching TelevisionDrawing Pictures Author:Ann Richards
“Most people assume that physician language is akin to technical, non-understandable jargon. It does not have to be that way. Doctors do not perform witchcraft. They simply interpret what they are told and what tests reveal. They diagnose and prescribe treatment. Our responsibility is to help doctors know what is going on in our bodies and to insist on clear, precise, understandable language in response.” PeopleKnowsWayDoeHelpingBodyLanguageResponsibilityClearDoctorsTestsAssumingResponseTreatmentPhysiciansPreciseWitchcraftJargon Author:Ann Richards
“I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it.” PeopleKnowsInspirationalBelieveYoungI BelieveMistakeResponsibilityRolesModelsI Believe InRecoveryRole Models Author:Ann Richards
“Well, you know my number one cause has always been that women's reproductive health needs to be protected.” KnowsNeedsWellsCausesNumbersProtectedReproductive Health Author:Ann Richards
“I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations.” KnowsMotherExpectationsBeing The BestNurseEntertainersHousewifeBest MotherHigh Expectations Author:Ann Richards
“People don't know that New York really is just made up of a group of very small neighborhoods.” PeopleKnowsMadeGroupsNew YorkNeighborhood Author:Ann Richards
“I'm not afraid to shake up the system, and government needs more shaking up than any other system I know.” KnowsNeedsGovernmentShakesNot AfraidShaking Author:Ann Richards
