Be sure it is not for nothing that the Landlord has knit our hearts so closely to time and place – to one friend rather than another and one shire more that all the land.

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.

Forgiveness.... is moving one step closer to a united you.

Close your eyes, and lo, they are opened! But never shall they close again.

This was never about the money... Don't you understand? A world without good art is a far more dangerous place than one you don't get paid for making it in.

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

I don't like muscles too much. Flexibility and a relaxed look are more important.

There's damsels in distress out there, and we got all this beer.

No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.

My biggest turn-on has to be brains, intelligence.

What else are our lives but a story we tell ourselves to find some sense in the pain ofliving?

Self-confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of the heart.