All over the world, people want to know what kind of people Texans are, and I explain that Texans are America's ideal Americans.

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford.

I love Texas because Texas is future-oriented, because Texans think anything is possible. Texans think big

We're going to keep building the party until we're hunting Democrats with dogs.

I'm carrying so much pork, I'm beginning to get trichinosis.

Half the world does not know the joy of wearing cotton underwear.

Balancing the budget is like going to heaven. Everybody wants to do it, but nobody wants to do what you have to do to get there.

We're the only nation in the world where most of our poor people are fat.

I own more shotguns than I need. But less shotguns than I want.

There's one form of bigotry that is still acceptable in America - that's the bigotry against the successful.

He's getting older, " Charles said darkly. "Shall I hit him with my walker or my oxygen tank?

I am so over you, Rejection. You can't get to me like that anymore. I won't let you squash my hopes and dreams. (Slams door) So there!

Prayer is not a device for getting our wills done through heaven, but a desire that God's will may be done on earth through us.

I don't want to be a Hollywood star. I just want to do my job and enjoy it. My aim is to find my true identity and to remain true to myself.

Might I," quavered Mary, "might I have a bit of earth?

I do prime time network shows like 'Blue Bloods.' I've done 'Fringe,' I've done 'The Good Wife,' done a lot of 'The Mentalist.'

Far more quickly than reason and logic, irony can penetrate rage and puncture self-pity.

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave, when they think that their children are naive.

It was too important a matter, this talking to people, and listening to them, to do it lightly or often.

Let me finish my music, and let me present it the way I want to present it. And then share it, put it online, do whatever you want to do after that.