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Ann Richards

Ann Richards

American Politician

Born: Sep 1, 1933

Died: Sep 13, 2006

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We're living in a whole new social and economic order with a whole new set of problems and challenges. Old assumptions and old programs don't work in this new society and the more we try to stretch them to make them fit, the more we will be seen as running away from what is reality. Ann Richards

Work Challenges Reality Try Problems Old Will Seen Living Society Programs Assumptions Running Running Away More Economic New Make Fit Order Social Them Whole Away Set Stretch

Now we Democrats believe that America is still the country of fair play, that we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else, and it doesn't matter whether we are black or Hispanic, or disabled or women. Ann Richards

Women Matter Black Country Believe Else Neighborhood Out Small Disabled Small Town Fair Town Come Fair Play Democrats Still Hispanic America Same Anyone Anyone Else Whether Poor Now Play Chance

I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.' Ann Richards

Government Saying Me Remember Think Everyone Clean Remember Me Opened Like House She Read Did Want Them Really Tombstone Kept

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

Politics You Hurt Enemies Will Said Always Friends Your

There is not a doubt in my mind that the people of America are hunkered down. They are afraid. Ann Richards

People Mind Doubt Down America Afraid

Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done, and it remains the hardest work I have done to date. Ann Richards

Work Date Remains Had Done Teaching Ever Hardest

I have an awfully good life. Ann Richards

Life Good Good Life

I travel all over the country making speeches for people I believe in. Ann Richards

Travel People Country Believe Over Making Speeches

Weight-bearing exercise builds bone density, builds your muscular strength so that you can hold your body up where those bones have a tendency to get weak. Ann Richards

Strength You Bone Those Weak Tendency Exercise Builds Density Up Get Where Hold Body Your Your Body Muscular Bones

I don't think people maybe think that the government does tell them the truth. I think they expect politicians who are going to tell them one thing and then when they get in office do something else. Ann Richards

I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it. Ann Richards

Thought Pretty Had Knew Until Well Texas Size Notion

People work for a living. They got families to raise. Their lives are tough. Ann Richards

Work People Tough Living Got Families Lives Raise

I like candidates who tell me something that is going to make a difference to me. Ann Richards

Me Tell Something Like Make Make A Difference Going Candidates Difference Who

Well, let me tell you, any conservative that's unhappy with George Bush warms my heart, in any way that they can wake up and smell the coffee would be really great. Ann Richards

Well it's really hard to satisfy the right wing. I can tell you that. Ann Richards

You Right-Wing Tell Wing Well Really Hard Satisfy Right

I've had lots of good advice. Ann Richards

Good Advice Had Lots Good Advice

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