I came to the conclusion long ago that all life is six to five against.

She has a laugh so hearty it knocks the whipped cream off an order of strawberry shortcake on a table fifty feet away.

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.

Life is tough, and it's really tough when you're stupid.

You can keep the things of bronze and stone and give me one man to remember me just once a year.

In my opinion turkey is the most over-rated critter for eating purposes in kingdom come but the most striking example we have of the power of propaganda.

He who tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted.

In all the history of the boxing game, you'll find no human interest story to compare with the life narrative of James J. Braddock.

Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.

He [Will Rogers] was America's most complete human document. One-third humor. One-third humanitarian. One-third heart.

Damon Runyon. A day-coach boy in a parlor car seat.

Uniform of a soldier and uniform of a student both are equally needed for the nation.

And when there are enough outsiders together in one place, a mystic osmosis takes place and you're inside.

Don't cry about your struggles, they are the roadways to your future blessings.

I have never been a violent man. Just a little creepy, it seems.

What kind of wonderful God is this who reaches down into the lives of people, picks them up, grants them faith, and changes them!

I don't know if I'm sexist, though I have not paid much attention to the women's bracket.

... to be "literary" appeared to my deluded innocence as an unending romance.

I'm just writing a story that I want to read.

I've met serial killers and professional assassins and nobody scared me as much as MrsT.

I really believe the purpose of Scripture is to give us this authoritative handbook.