Mary Jane Bode

"I call myself a liberal.but my liberal friends call me a moderate. So I guess I'm a liberal moderate."

"If I tell you that I will work for a student regent, or county ordinance making authority to aid in protecting the environment, or a grade point average bill, or a way for the state to help alleviate the student parking problem, or a strong faculty development leave program, then I will do just that. I will not sell issues solely for your vote."

"Mary Jane Goodpasture Bode Retrieved 19 April 2025"

"My last conversation with her was about her indignity at the Clinton (investigation).She felt it was not being executed in a just way. Not that she thought he was a peach."

"She was a kind woman, and she loved the Texas Legislature and the legislative process."

"She was a strong force in the attorney general's office while we were there. She had high credibility with the press, which was a valuable asset to all of us. But most of all she was just a very warm and loving person that was fun to be around. I will miss her."

"She had a great mind that went in many directions."

"She was remembered for her journalistic ethic and spirit."

"Winston Bode called her a hard-nosed reporter and she had a great mind that went in many directions."