317 Quotes by Molly Ivins

I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part and discuss it only with consenting adults.

Preemptive war is what Israel did in '67 with Arab armies on its borders.

I only aim at the powerful.

When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel - it's vulgar.

All my life, I've been sort of a professional optimist, full of good cheer about matters political and journalistic. I always thought I'd get older and become an unnaturally cheerful old fart. But it's not happening.

The uproar of the late '60s - the antiwar movement, black riots, angry women. It was a wonderful time.

Keep fighting for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.

Texas is still resistant to Howard Johnsons, interstate highways and some forms of phoniness. It is the place least likely to become a replica of everyplace else. It's authentically awful, comic, and weirdly charming, all at the same time.

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