It is hardly complimentary to God that we should choose him as an alternative to hell.

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 the fluid world of 1919, it was possible to dream of great change, or have nightmares about the collapse of order.

But the good thing about life is that we can fix our mistakes sometimes. We learn from them. We get better.

Nothing is rarer than the use of a word in its exact meaning.

The church which is not a missionary church will be a missing church when Jesus comes.

A story comes to you; it isn't like you choose it. You have no real control.

I am a classic 'Star Trek' fanatic.

They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching I've learned from making mistakes.

The best money I made was panhandling.

Everyone who chooses to live in Europe must accept the basic values. This includes the rule of law as well as equality of men and women and non-discrimination against religious and other minorities.