Ann Richards

“I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.”

“You can put lipstick and earrings on a hog and call it Monique, but it's still a pig.”

“I believe in recovery, and as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it.”

“The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it's all we'll need.”

“Poor George [Bush], he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.”

“After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.”

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