Emerson said, Do you love me? means Do you see the same truth?-Or at least, "Do you care about the same truth?

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.

All science is either physics or stamp collecting.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears, my spirits are revived.

I think 'ambitious' is one of those adjectives used for women in a derogatory way.

I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you.

No nation has the right to bring about a revolution, even though such a change may be most urgently needed, if the price is the blood of one single innocent individual.

Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem.

Life at the greatest and best is but a froward child, that must be humored and coaxed a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over.

I had never thought about being a professional fighter but meeting Pat [ Militich ] and the guys just pushed me in that direction.

First of all, I always see the sun! The way I want to identify myself and others is with halos here and there halos, movements of color. And that, I believe, is rhythm.