Top 23 Quotes by Molly Ivins

I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind, I think everybody everywhere is provincial, but it is particularly striking with Texans, and we tend to be very Texcentric.

Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.

Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.

Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather.

Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented.

You look at the large problems that we face - that would be overpopulation, water shortages, global warming and AIDS, I suppose - all of that needs international cooperation to be solved.

If you really wanted to settle down the Middle East, if what you wanted was change in the Middle East, it is perfectly obvious that the first step is resolving the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.

Behind a smoke screen of high-profile female appointees and soothing slogans, George W. Bush is waging war on women.

As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can't drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against 'em anyway, you don't belong in office.