I gave in, and admitted that God was God.

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.

In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian.

Blessed are you who sow. Every seed you so plant, will grow into bountiful crops for great harvest.

I won't be Cheeky and hypocritical... I will be real or nothing!

Mozart's music gives us permission to live.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me.

I'm so much like Luke Skywalker I guess I always will be.

I reckon if I can't spend the day sleeping, the next best thing is to spend it reading and drinking.

The thing I remember most about America is that it's silly. That can be quite a relief at times.

There is no substitute for a local newspaper that is doing its job.