- Molly Ivins: I do think that those of us who care about you know, such ephemera as the Bill of Rights, um, it's a good time to dig in. It's a good time to talk loud. It's a good time to remember a few things about how to fight these sorry bastards. Patriotic bullies back in World War I used to run around kicking dachshunds on the grounds that they were German dogs. Now, I'll tell you something about people like that: they don't go around kicking German Shepherds.
- Molly Ivins: Well, I figure there's only three possible reactions to most politics: you can laugh, you can cry, or you can throw up. Finding throwing up bad for you, you might as well laugh.
- Molly Ivins: [First lines] All right. I have come to cheer y'all up about the state of politics in this great nation. And I know you are in need of cheer. And I know you think that it is looking dark and gloomy. Cheer up, it could always be worse. You could be living in Texas.