#texas

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

#had #i #knew #notion #pretty

Osteoporosis is a disease that attacks the bones in your body. It happens to really almost everyone when they get really old. But for women, after menopause, they can lose up to 30 percent of their bone mass. ↗

— Ann Richards

#had #i #knew #notion #pretty

Reba McEntire came through town when I lived in Texas. She had this amazing theatrical show with, like, 13 different wardrobe changes. I was eight and I was like, Wow, I wanna do that! ↗

— LeAnn Rimes

#came #changes #different #eight #had

Holding his daughter close with one arm, he pointed toward the distant horizon. "As far as you can see—it all belongs to you, Faith. Someday, I'll take you to the top of a windmill and teach you to dream. When you reach for some of those dreams, you might fall…but your mother and I will be there to catch you because that's what love means: always being there. I love you, little girl." He pressed a kiss to his daughter's cheek. "So much…it hurts. But I reckon that's part of love, too." -Dallas ↗

— Lorraine Heath

#faith #lorraine-heath #texas-glory #dreams

I was born in Texas and I lived there 'till I was 8. Then I moved to the Dominican Republic with my mom, lived there for two years and forgot every word of English I knew. ↗

— Michelle Rodriguez

#english #every #forgot #i #i was born

I've been playing Texas Hold 'em and other forms of poker since I was about 12. ↗

— Richard Roeper

#been #forms #hold #i #other

Texas is a country in its own. It's made up of half Mexico/half United States but completed mixed. I don't mean to draw a generalization but it is a place, a territory, that's really made up of all these encounters, you know? ↗

— Gael Garcia Bernal

#country #draw #encounters #generalization #half

Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has done a good job. ↗

— Jan Brewer

#california #done #federal #federal government #good

Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#iraq #like #rabbi #taxi #texas

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

— Ann Richards

#had #i #knew #notion #pretty