Quotes by Ann Richards

“After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.”

“I believe in recovery, and as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it.”

“The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it's all we'll need.”

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

“Jesse Jackson is a leader and a teacher who can open our hearts and open our minds and stir our very souls.”

“Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics.”

“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 w...”

“Well, you know my number one cause has always been that women's reproductive health needs to be protected.”

“I just feel like I'm a very lucky person to have a new life outside of politics.”

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

“Well, you know, too much democracy is a sort of sad thing.”

“Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done and it remains the hardest work I have done to date.”

“I believe in recovery and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it.”

“I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead you never look back.”

“Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done and it remains the hardest work I have done to date.”

“I believe in recovery and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it.”

“… we're going to tell how the cow ate the cabbage.”

“Poor George, he can't help it — he was born with a silver foot in his mouth.”

“I am delighted to be here with you this evening, because after listening to George Bush all these years, I figured you needed to know what a real Texas accent sounds like.”

“Oh, absolutely. No question about it. And the state of Texas, when I was governor, we built an awful lot of prisons. And to be frank with you, I made a deal, and the deal was that I would help pass...”