Ann Richards
Politician
1933-09-01 – 2006-09-13
Ann Richards was an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Texas. She was known nationally for her political leadership and public speaking.
Quotes by Ann Richards
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After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.
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The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it's all we'll need.
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After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.
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The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it's all we'll need.
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I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.
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Jesse Jackson is a leader and a teacher who can open our hearts and open our minds and stir our very souls.
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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.'
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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.
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Sometimes when I'm watching television and something, an image, will come on that has to do with 9/11 or some of these families telling their stories, or children talking about drawing pictures of airplanes flying into towers, you know, I find myself still choking up.
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