80 Molly Ivins Quotes for You to Enjoy

Molly Ivins

American Journalist

Born: Aug 30, 1944

Died: Jan 31, 2007

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What I've been telling people is that the doctors are gaining on cancer very rapidly. It's almost become a chronic disease, like diabetes - something you can treat. It doesn't go away, and you're not well in the sense of being over it, but you go on and live your life. Molly Ivins

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When I was first diagnosed, I went out, as a book person, and got some books on cancer and looked up my version of the disease. It said that I had about a 5 percent chance of survival. I said, 'Gosh, well, it's been a good run.' What I didn't realize is that in the two years since those books were published, things had shifted dramatically. Molly Ivins

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New York is just as provincial as anyone else. Molly Ivins

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I intensely covered Bush when he was Governor of Texas. Molly Ivins

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I saw a shrink because I thought I suffered from fear of success. Molly Ivins

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The greatest moral leader of my lifetime was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose private life does not bear close examination. Molly Ivins

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Legislative language is governed by a law of etymology that is also the ancient code of the bureaucracy: It doesn't have to be right, it just has to be close enough for government work. If they understand what you mean, it doesn't matter what you say or how you say it. Molly Ivins

I do object to those who jump from political hackery to flackery and expect respect. Molly Ivins

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I have always been a left-winger and an outsider. I loved being that. I was perfectly cheerful with that role. Then suddenly, you're one of the talking heads on 'Nightline,' and you think you must have sold out. Molly Ivins

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I worked through cancer twice. I probably worked through it too much the last time. This time, I found myself saying, 'Well, I don't feel well. I think I'll take the day off.' I think I did that even a little bit more than I needed to. Molly Ivins

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I've thought for years that newspapers should all be owned by nonprofits. Molly Ivins

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The Internet goes doot-doot-doot - it goes sideways. There's nothing hierarchical about it. And the best thing about it is also the worst thing about it, which is there are no gatekeepers on the Internet. Consequently, there's a whole lot of bad information on the Internet. But I think that sorts itself out over time. Molly Ivins

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Anyone who watched George W. and Karl Rove while the former was governor of Texas will recognize a familiar pattern. Like much of Bush's social policy - from faith-based social services to railing against gay marriage - women's issues are one of the bones they've decided they can throw to the Christian right. Molly Ivins

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