Quotes By Ann Richards

I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it.

Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics.

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 have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.

I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.

I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back.

Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done, and it remains the hardest work I have done to date.

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.