Better to be miserable with her than happy without her. Let our hearts break provided they break together. If the voice within us does not say this it is not the voice of Eros.

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.

Otis, " I said."Shhh, " he said. "I'm incognito. Call me...Otis.""I'm not sure that's how incognito works, but okay."Otis, aka Otis climbed into the chair I'd reserved for Sam.

If you have to love, then love greatly.

Any youth which is not misspent is, by definition, misspent.

Wealth, if not a mere flash in the pan, compels the wealthy to become wealthier.

When I was a kid, if a guy got killed in a western movie I always wondered who got his horse.

Music is indeed the Universal Language.

My fans are activists they will fight with you to defend me.

I think the food giants are realizing that one of the big myths of them is that they can innovate.

Write what you need to write, not what is currently popular or what you think will sell.

You can have your beliefs and have your faith, but don't try to impose it one me, and vice versa.