A decent cowboy does not take what belongs to someone else and if he does he deserves to be strung up and left for the flies and coyotes

You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'til they get thumped.

Time will pass and seasons will come and go.

Don't interfere with something that ain't bothering' you none.

And finally Winter, with its bitin', and whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow.

Spring with its wavin' green grass and heaps of sweet-smellin' flowers on every hill and in every dale.

I find this corpse guilty of carrying a concealed weapon and I fine it $40.

Hang 'em first, try 'em later.

And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow.

And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin' sun.

ISIS and these kinds of extremists are a death cult. We’re a life cult. Rock ’n’ roll is a life force, and it’s joy as an act of defiance.

When someone tries to make life miserable for you, remember, they are fighting a losing battle with themselves.

A faithful friend is the medicine of life.

Men build society and society builds men.

I hope I will be remembered as a good father and a fair employer. And a good host, of course!

There's a guy who won't be in contention. There's another one I don't have to worry about.

Content informs design; design without content is decoration.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

It's a libel to say that I use my newspapers to support my other business interests. The fact is, I haven't got any other business interests.

It is exciting and emancipating to believe we are one of nature's latest experiments, but what if the experiment is unsuccessful?