Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics.

Quote by Ann Richards

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I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me...

I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me...

I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care...

I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care...

Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done, and it remains the hardest work...

Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done, and it remains the hardest work...

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will...

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will...

I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the...

I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the...

I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead,...

I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead,...

I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size...

I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size...

Ann Richards on How to Be a Good Republican: 1. You have to believe that...

Ann Richards on How to Be a Good Republican: 1. You have to believe that...

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions.

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions.

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

If [the legislature] will positively enact a thing to be done, the judges are not...

If [the legislature] will positively enact a thing to be done, the judges are not...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us...

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us...

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to...

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to...

No more essential duty of government exists than the protection of the lives of its...

No more essential duty of government exists than the protection of the lives of its...

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions.

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions.

Mankind when left to themselves, are unfit for their own Government.

Mankind when left to themselves, are unfit for their own Government.

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...