Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

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.

I am focusing on positive thoughts – thoughts of hope, thoughts of love, thoughts of faith …

No one ever claimed that creating art was simple. But they failed to mention the mess.

That's what a poem is. Words which have a hidden meaning. A poem is like a secret.

I like the inspiration of the first take.

FORGET ABOUT YOUR PAST! MAKE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE THE BEST OF YOUR LIFE!

Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.

Something reduces the speed of the world and that something is stupidity! Stupidity is a boring friction

We have to find our own purposes in life, which are not derived directly from our scientific history.

The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying, it's declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray

What if the healing of the world utterly depends on the ten-thousand invisible kindnesses we offer simply and quietly throughout the pilgrimage of each human life?