It's all very well to run around saying regulation is bad, get the government off our backs, etc. Of course our lives are regulated. When you come to a stop sign, you stop; if you want to go fishing, you get a license; if you want to shoot ducks, you can shoot only three ducks. The alternative is dead bodies at the intersection, no fish, and no ducks. OK?

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About Molly Ivins

Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30, 1944 – January 31, 2007) was an American newspaper columnist, author, and political commentator, known for her humorous and insightful writing, which often used satire and wit to critique political figures and policies.

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What you need is sustained outrage.… There's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.

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The first rule of holes: when you're in one, stop digging.

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Wouldn't you think some sociologist would have done a comparative study by now to prove, as I have always suspected, that there is a higher proportion of Undeserving Rich than Undeserving Poor?

Whatever you do, don't give up. Because all you can do once you've given up is bitch. I've known some great bitchers in my time. With some it's a passion; with others, an art.

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Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.

—David Letterman

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If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.

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Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf.

—Lewis Mumford

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Life is too short for traffic.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

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History

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