Molly Ivins Quotes

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

“Here's the deal on Texas. It's big. So big, there's about five distinct and different places here, separated from one another geologically, topographically, botanically, ethnically, culturally, and climatically.”

“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.”

“Havin' fun while freedom fightin' must be one of those lunatic Texas traits. It goes all the way back to Sam Houston, surely the most lovable, the most human, and the funniest of all the great men this country has ever produced.”

“I have long argued that no one should be allowed to write opinion without spending years as a reporter: nothing like interviewing all four eyewitnesses to an automobile accident and then trying to write an accurate account of what happened.”

“I had sort of given up on conventional journalism. I found it far too restrictive.”

"The New York Times" is a great newspaper: it is also No Fun.”

“We're going through a period of concentration of ownership of media, and we're starting to see the effects at the editorial level: increased pressure for profits, smaller news hole, less coverage of important stuff, one giant infotainment industry.”

“One seldom expects the country's president to adequately note the passing of a rocker, but Jimmy Carter's assessment of Elvis Presley's appeal, "energy, rebelliousness and good humour," is remarkably close to the mark.”

“What you need is sustained outrage. There's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.”