Molly IvinsWhat you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.381Thought
Molly IvinsHavin' fun while freedom fightin' must be one of those lunatic Texas traits we get from the water - which is known to have lithium in it - because it goes all the way back to Sam … ▶342Humanity
Molly IvinsRank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world.364Humanity
Molly IvinsBad policies, stupid policies, gutless policies have real consequences.353Humanity
Molly IvinsSatire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. ✨ The Mouth of Texas, People Weekly, December 9, 1991.376HumanityPolitics
Molly IvinsOne thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts.365Love
Molly IvinsImagine wasting all that perfectly good anger on paranoid fantasies. Not since Emily Litella got upset about Soviet jewelry has there been such a waste of anger. You will notice a… ▶321HopeTime
Molly IvinsBehind a smoke screen of high-profile female appointees and soothing slogans, George W. Bush is waging war on women. ✨ He Loves Us Not by Molly Ivins, www.motherjones.com. S… ▶311Love
Molly IvinsYou look at the large problems that we face - that would be overpopulation, water shortages, global warming and AIDS, I suppose - all of that needs international cooperation to be… ▶355Reflection
Molly IvinsPopulism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not socialists or communists, we are proponents of regula… ▶366HumanityPoliticsReading
Molly IvinsI believe all Southern liberals come from the same starting point--race. Once you figure out they are lying to you about race, you start to question everything. ✨ Molly Ivin… ▶301Time
Molly IvinsDuring a recent panel on the numerous failures of American journalism, I proposed that almost all stories about government should begin: “Look out! They're about to smack you arou… ▶378Politics
Molly IvinsThere is no inverse relationship between freedom and security. Less of one does not lead to more of the other. People with no rights are not safe from terrorist attack. ✨ Mo… ▶389HumanityPolitics
Molly IvinsAnd the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.379Humor
Molly IvinsIf you really wanted to settle down the Middle East, if what you wanted was change in the Middle East, it is perfectly obvious that the first step is resolving the Israeli/Palesti… ▶3810Thought
Molly IvinsSo keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice… ▶368HumorLove
Molly IvinsHe was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes.358Thought
Molly IvinsOne function of the income gap is that the people at the top of the heap have a hard time even seeing those at the bottom. They practically need a telescope. The pharaohs of ancie… ▶251HumanityThoughtTime
Molly IvinsSome days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather.274Sadness
Molly IvinsThere are two kinds of humor. One kind that makes us chuckle about our foibles and our shared humanity -- like what Garrison Keillor does. The other kind holds people up to public… ▶3310HumanityHumorPolitics
Molly IvinsEven I felt sorry for Richard Nixon when he left; there's nothing you can do about being born liberal - fish gotta swim and hearts gotta bleed. ✨ Molly Ivins (2010). You Got… ▶329Love
Molly IvinsTexas is a fine place for men and dogs, but hell on women and horses.252Thought
Molly IvinsNext time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention. ✨ David Giffey: If Molly Ivins could comment on the election. Int… ▶3210PoliticsTime
Molly IvinsFreedom fighters don't always win, but they're always right. ✨ Mother to the MMOB / Bolinas woman mobilizes moms to change country by Tricia Cambron, www.sfgate.com. July 9,… ▶232Death
Molly IvinsI am not anti-gun. I'm pro-knife. Consider the merits of the knife. In the first place, you have to catch up with someone in order to stab him. A general substitution of knives fo… ▶265HumanityReflection
Molly IvinsOh, hell, I can’t go on a spiritual journey—I'm constipated. ✨ Molly Ivins (2004). Who Let the Dogs In?: Incredible Political Animals I Have Known, p.152, Random House265Politics
Molly IvinsAny nation that can survive what we have lately in the way of government, is on the high road to permanent glory. ✨ Jon Carroll by Jon Carroll, www.sfgate.com. February 14, … ▶299Politics
Molly IvinsWhat stuns me most about contemporary politics is not even that the system has been so badly corrupted by money. It is that so few people get the connection between their lives an… ▶2910HumanityPolitics
Molly IvinsIt's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong.2910Thought
Molly IvinsAnyone who thinks humans are not capable of so fouling their own nest that the land and the waters can no longer be productive just hasn't been paying attention.235HumanityThought
