Molly Ivins, (1944 — 2007) Quotes

Israel is the No.1 recipient of American foreign aid, and an easy case can be made that the U.S. has subjugated its own interests to those of Israel.

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

The first rule of holes: when you’re in one, stop digging.

I have been attacked by Rush Limbaugh on the air, an experience somewhat akin to being gummed by a newt. It doesn't actually hurt, but it leaves you with slimy stuff on your ankle.

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

Good thing we've still got politics in Texas--finest form of free entertainment ever invented.

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

It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.

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

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