Affliction is often that thing which prepares an ordinary person for some sort of an extraordinary destiny.

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.

When your mind cannot find its way out of its current spectrum of reality, your heart will always guide you along the the path you are seeking. Trust it.

Experience is the one thing you have plenty of when you're too old to get the job.

Two people kissing always look like fish.

When mind, body, and spirit are in harmony, happiness is the natural result.

Winners use words that say 'must' and 'will'.

I simply like the monumentality of the subjects - the opportunity for metaphor and the varied light that comes with high altitudes.

The origin of the conflict, frustration, and anxiety we experience does not lie in the nature of the world itself but in our distorted conceptions of the world.

I don't want to spend my life doing jobs that I don't care about.

Be bold: Venus herself aids the stout-hearted.

The whole purpose of an adventure is to gain some spiritual or emotional insight. When you compromise the process, you compromise the gain.