I am not anti-death penalty, but I'm damned sure anti-the-wrong-guy-getting-executed.

I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn't hold 'em under long enough.

Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.

I admit I was drinking a Guinness... but I did not swallow.

And I think musicians can better run this state than politicians. And, hell, beauticians can better run the state than politicians.

Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest.

Poly means more than one, and ticks are bloodsucking parasites.

Well, I just said that Jesus and I were both Jewish and that neither of us ever had a job, we never had a home, we never married and we traveled around the countryside irritating people.

I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes.

When a stray animal crosses your path, it may be as close to God as you're going to get in this lifetime.

People may surprise you with unexpected kindness. Dogs have a depth of loyalty that often we seem unworthy of. But the love of a cat is a blessing, a privilege in this world.

Water is life sustenance.

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.

Eastern Washington has experienced a number of deadly forest fires this season, and it is crucial that we have bipartisan legislation that will expedite the research and restoration process.

I have a tendency toward being a micromanager.

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

I'm not saying that I've cheated, being in an intense love with somebody while also feeling the pulls of being a young man, especially being an object of attention.

It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.

If you cannot save money, the seeds of greatness are not in you.

I have always cautioned partners that I considered three years a minimum in determining whether we were "performing".