Ann Richards
Ann Richards
Dorothy Ann Willis Richardswas an American politician and the 45th Governor of Texas. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the state treasurer of Texas, when she delivered the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards served as the 45th Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995 and was defeated for re-election in 1994 by George W. Bush. Richards was the second female governor of Texas, and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 September 1933
CityLacy Lakeview, TX
CountryUnited States of America
You can put lipstick and earrings on a hog and call it Monique, but it's still a pig.
I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.
I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any.
Ann Richards on How to Be a Good Republican: 1. You have to believe that the nation's current 8-year prosperity was due to the work of Ronald Reagan and George Bush, but yesterday's gasoline prices are all Clinton's fault. 2. You have to believe that those privileged from birth achieve success all on their own. 3. You have to be against all government programs, but expect Social Security checks on time.
After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.
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 not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day.
Well, you know, too much democracy is a sort of sad thing.
I work very hard on my health, and I think about it, of course, like I've never thought before.
There is not a doubt in my mind that the people of America are hunkered down. They are afraid.
I travel all over the country making speeches for people I believe in.
Well, let me tell you, any conservative that's unhappy with George Bush warms my heart, in any way that they can wake up and smell the coffee would be really great.
Everything that we used to think got taught at home now seemingly has to be taught in the public school system, and something is going to get lost in the process.
I don't think people maybe think that the government does tell them the truth. I think they expect politicians who are going to tell them one thing and then when they get in office do something else.