Ann Richards Quotes

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

"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."

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

"I was really pleased ... we were all really nervous going into this debate and I thought that John Kerry knocked it out of the ballpark,"

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

"[Our understanding is] not intellectual, but instinctive."