Authority exercised with humility, and obedience accepted with delight are the very lines along which our spirits live.

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 beautiful is goodand who is good will soon be beautiful.

The soul can only be sustained by the spirit.

The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways.

I've never been lost, but I was mighty turned around for three days once.

The way I look at it, I'm a guy who acts to live.

Those struggling with life-threatening thoughts do not feel connected to others. They feel all alone- even alone in the midst of a crowd.

People respect me; I respect them. I'll never change. I realize who I am.

False notes can be forgiven, false music cannot.

I found that it was all right to have Martians saying things Democrats and Republicans could never say.

I would honor the man who give to his country a good newspaper.