Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods. Certainly to me it is the chief happiness of life.

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.

You should only fall in love with someonewhose arms are open, and strong enough to catch you.

Forever's just a word.

I'm looking forward to the noose. Nothing better than a good hanging.

Hope to sin only in the service of waking up.

Christianity tells a big story. It allows us to see our own story in a new way.

"Of what are you afraid my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh sir! the flowers they are wild " replied the timid creature.

I just love to play and I get a chance to play with other musicians and I jump on it.

At that moment, she cannot think of a more reckless, irrational thing than choosing to become a parent.

The more a man knows, the more willing he is to learn-the less a man knows, the more positive he is that he knows everything.

Whether you like it or not the millions are here, and here they will remain. If you do not lift them up, they will pull you down... Education must not simply teach work - it must teach life.