Quotes of Molly Ivins - somelinesforyou

“ What you need is sustained outrage…there’s far too much unthinking respect given to authority. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, once asked a group of women at a university why they felt threatened by men. The women said they were afraid of being beaten, raped, or killed by men. She then asked a group of men why they felt threatened by women. They said they were afraid women would laugh at them. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ Although it is true that only about 20 percent of American workers are in unions, that 20 percent sets the standards across the board in salaries, benefits and working conditions. If you are making a decent salary in a non-union company, you owe that to the unions… ”

- Molly Ivins

“ It puzzles me that the well-off complain so much about taxes when they pay so little relative to their wealth. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ It's hard to argue against cynics — they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ It puzzles me that the well-off complain so much about taxes when they pay so little relative to their wealth. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ It puzzles me that the well-off complain so much about taxes when they pay so little relative to their wealth. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ I still believe in Hope - mostly because there's no such place as Fingers Crossed, Arkansas. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ It's hard to argue against cynics — they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ It's hard to argue against cynics — they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ It puzzles me that the well-off complain so much about taxes when they pay so little relative to their wealth. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ It's hard to argue against cynics — they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ It puzzles me that the well-off complain so much about taxes when they pay so little relative to their wealth. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency. ”

- Molly Ivins

“ This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency. ”

- Molly Ivins
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