I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know – what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations. Ann Richards Read Quote
Now we Democrats believe that America is still the country of fair play, that we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else, and it doesn’t matter whether we are black or Hispanic, or disabled or women. Ann Richards Read Quote
I work very hard on my health, and I think about it, of course, like I’ve never thought before. Ann Richards Read Quote
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 Read Quote
People don’t know that New York really is just made up of a group of very small neighborhoods. Ann Richards Read Quote
I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books. Ann Richards Read Quote
I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it. Ann Richards Read Quote
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. Ann Richards Read Quote
