I'm well aware that the Nelson Mandelas and the Winston Churchills of the world happened by accident. They usually come out of nowhere.

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.

I have wanted you to see out of my eyes so many times.

Don't talk to us like we ignint!

The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible.

I always had challenges when I was younger, because I looked so young but sounded older.

Sometimes we win; more times than not, we don't. But that's his choice.

When you got a dream, you don't just climb half way up the ladder, you climb all the way to the top

The poor know they are in need.

If you plant yourself in one place and let your roots grow deep, there is no limit to what God can do.

To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the transformation and healing of other people.

Respect your uniqueness, and drop comparison. Relax into your being.