I have often repented of speech but hardly ever of silence.

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.

I would miss Colby, but it wasn't going anywhere. All the more reason why I should.

It is a part of probability that many improbabilities will happen.

Don't be ridiculous. Brussels sprouts are awful. Jail is just jail.

Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week's value out of a year while another man gets a full year's value out of a week.

If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by our friends the murderers.

Bad gains are true losses.

Safety, reputation, their lives, their friends, and their world. Writers typically try to avoid that because it's not expedient.

The overall situation has now become clear the DPJ has suffered a great setback.

I'm very, very confident in my ability to see the game - even before it's played.

If it looks like a hallway, feels like a hallway, and acts like a hallway—is it important to figure out that it isn’t a hallway?