"I’ve always said that in politics, your enemies can’t hurt you, but your friends will kill you." ― Ann Richards Topic(s): Politics More From Ann Richards "We’re living in a whole new social and economic order with a whole new set of problems and challenges. Old assumptions and old programs don’t work in this new society and the more we try to stretch them to make them fit, the more we will be seen as running away from what is reality." "Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done, and it remains the hardest work I have done to date." "I just feel like I’m a very lucky person to have a new life outside of politics." More In Politics "People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn’t be something that interested them."― Calvin Trillin "A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful."― Charles W. Pickering "Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half."― Gore Vidal