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Ann Richards

11 quotes

Details about Ann Richards's life are scarce, but their observations have traveled far and wide. Their thinking spans from Politics to Health, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Our collection holds 12 quotes from Ann Richards, each offering a different angle on Politics, Health, Work, Travel, and Teacher. Readers often gravitate to this one: "Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done, and it remains the hardest work I have done to date."

“Jesse Jackson is a leader and a teacher who can open our hearts and open our minds and stir our very souls.”

— Ann Richards

Teacher

All Quotes by Ann Richards

“I work very hard on my health, and I think about it, of course, like I've never thought before.”

— Ann Richards

Health

“Well, you know, too much democracy is a sort of sad thing.”

— Ann Richards

Sad

“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.”

— Ann Richards

Morning

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

— Ann Richards

Politics

“I just feel like I'm a very lucky person to have a new life outside of politics.”

— Ann Richards

Politics

“Well, you know my number one cause has always been that women's reproductive health needs to be protected.”

— Ann Richards

Health

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

— Ann Richards

Work

“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

Dad

“Jesse Jackson is a leader and a teacher who can open our hearts and open our minds and stir our very souls.”

— Ann Richards

Teacher

“I travel all over the country making speeches for people I believe in.”

— Ann Richards

Travel

“Weight-bearing exercise builds bone density, builds your muscular strength so that you can hold your body up where those bones have a tendency to get weak.”

— Ann Richards

Strength