Molly Ivins Quotes
And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.
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Never cry over spilt milk, because it may have been poisoned.
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If the American government can't stand behind the dollar, the world's benchmark currency, then the global financial system will very likely enter a new era in which there is much less trade and much less economic growth. It would be, by most accounts, the largest self-imposed financial disaster in history.
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I'm not a fanatic about exercising. For me, it's about moderation and balance.
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How can you be an atheist and have an ideology to go with it? To be an atheist is to be free of some areas of belief. I don't see how that can become an ideology.
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'Taxicab Confessions' always cracks me up. And if you are in the mood for a good game show, I like 'Survivor' because it's well made.
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There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.
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You want to know whether I can make a long speech, such as you are in the habit of hearing; but that is not my way.
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I always played soccer in Adidas, but I always wore Nikes. I love street sportswear.
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You need to know what is worth letting go. And this generally comes with time and patience.
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Anyhow, I don't think Don King's a very good man. But then again, I doubt that a good man *could* succeed in his business. I'm sure boxing was a dirty sport before he came around. He may have just made it moreso. So that's about all I've got to say about him.
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It is true that despite occasional gleams of Churchillian eloquence he [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] usually spoke poorly. He was far more effective in conversations a deux. But those who dismiss him as shallow because his rhetoric was fustian err.
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Carolyn Maloney is really constantly thinking, "How do we improve things?" You know, sees the glass always half-full, and you have to be an optimist to work in Washington. So that's what I - we admire so much about her.
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Gyms are always packed. The only machine available is the one that simulates the gynecological exam. You know, the Sharon Stone machine.
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It's not that I've suddenly become stronger or that something has changed. I'm still shaking. But... We don't have to let those fears stop us. What's most important is that we try to rise above our weakness.
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By our trust in the divine beauty in every person we develop that beauty in ourselves.
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The high-tech industry needs the immigration of highly qualified labor, from India, from China, from everywhere.
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And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.
