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
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 whether we are black or Hispanic, or disabled or women.
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.
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 travel all over the country making speeches for people I believe in.
She's always going to take on whatever is the toughest challenge.
Most people assume that physician language is akin to technical, non-understandable jargon. It does not have to be that way. Doctors do not perform witchcraft. They simply interpret what they are told and what tests reveal. They diagnose and prescribe treatment. Our responsibility is to help doctors know what is going on in our bodies and to insist on clear, precise, understandable language in response.
Doctors are our partners, and they need all the assistance we can give them to be sure we get the right diagnosis.
I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations.
Poor George [Bush], he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.
People don't know that New York really is just made up of a group of very small neighborhoods.
Oh, I would probably have raised more hell.
I'm not afraid to shake up the system, and government needs more shaking up than any other system I know.
There is a lot more to this life than just the struggle to make money.
One of the truths of our time is the hunger deep in people are over the planet for coming into relationship with each other.