And this is the marvel of marvels; that he called me Beloved.

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.

What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.

The task ahead of you is never as great as the power within you.

Every July, I look forward to taping a Christmas show - in July in Nashville. In 98-degree weather. I love it.

There are people who can achieve huge success in life, while adding a bit of fun and a splash of colour to this increasingly grey world.

I have no fear nor shrinking; I have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful to me.

I worked with two young women translators. One died and the other received a death threat from the Taliban.

I don't care what you think, your junk does not have special abilities.

America, I don't think you can change history." All the same, his expression looked hopeful. "Sure we can. Besides, who'd ever know about it but you and me?

If I sit for a while, then my impatience, crossness, frustration, are indeed annihilated, and my sense of humor returns.

The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.