From forty to fifty a man must move upward, or the natural falling off in the vigor of life will carry him rapidly downward.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.

This is a court of law, not a court of justice.

My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.

I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.

Three generations of imbeciles are enough.

The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.

Certitude is not the test of certainty.

People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.

Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the rose, with sweets in every fold.

The totality of your commitment will make you more efficient

Conflict can be healthy within a collaborative group, as long as everyone sticks to the issues and things don't get personal.

So much of a stand-up's life is doing live radio and having to be funny and quick on the spot with these strangers, and sort of surgical in terms of how funny I can be in three minutes.

It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians

My body is a vehicle for the mechanics of my sport.

Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better than acrimony.

Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.

Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.

I want to inspire people to desire to see the praise that comes from the one and only true God. Above all else. That is what God has laid on my heart and the message that I bring to you.

Everything is ideal to its parent.