If you are not the lead dog, your scenery never changes.

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.

Life is like a dogsled race. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

The idiot who invented instant grits also thought of frozen fried chicken, and they ought to lock him up before he tries to freeze-dry collards.

But I was learning forgiveness didn’t have to be about granting absolution for sins but being able to find freedom from pain.

I dreamt that I was old. And you – you were beside me.Forever young – in your hand, a cup of stars.

Journey to Excellence involve identifying the right things, at the right time, and to act upon them with the right way to achieve desired measurable outcome.

The highest duty is to respect authority.

I get hit on so much it's not normal. I didn't realize so many men liked redheads.

Russia perhaps is still entertaining the possibility that the moons of Mars might have access to ice or water.

We cannot be happy until we can love ourselves without egotism and our friends without tyranny.

The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se.

Our mind is where our pleasure is, our heart is where our treasure is, our love is where our life is, but all these, our pleasure, treasure, and life, are reposed in Jesus Christ.

It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.