A man can't be always defending the truth; there must be a time to feed on it.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

I know lots of people who are educated far beyond their intelligence.

It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.

There's no such thing as being too Southern.

The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.

Baptists never make love standing up. They're afraid someone might see them and think they're dancing.

It's better to have died a small child than to be a politician who gets caught in a scandal during a slow news month.

You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'

Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.

Pure truth is always present, but it is each soul’s choice to decide when he or she wants it to be revealed.

The best parts about writing a show are [its] first, second and 10th anniversaries. Everything else is relative levels of hell.

The artists I look up to are the ones who push their own limits.

You like him because he's a lost boy. Believe me, I've seen it happen before. But do you know what happens to girls who love lost boys? They become lost themselves. Without fail.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

If you've got the chops, people these days are more accepting of you.

Baseball players or cricketers do not need to be able to solve explicitly the non-linear differential equations which govern the flight of the ball. They just catch it.

The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity.

You, who are ashamed of your poverty, and blush for your calling, are a snob; as are you who boast of your wealth.