It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.

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.

And then, despite the fact that A. J. does not believe in God, he closes his eyes and thanks whomever, the higher power, with all his porcupine heart.

I know my strong points: I work hard, I have talent, I'm funny, and I'm a good person.

The fight against Jewish world Bolshevization requires a clear attitude toward Soviet Russia. You cannot drive out the Devil with Beelzebub.

I have no will power when it comes to sweets. I have a sweet tooth.

I like definitive things.

As long as the mind clings to belief, it is held in a prison.

An acid is like a woman: a good one will eat through your pants.

Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive

Sometimes I just get into the zone of the song, but in the outset I feel like I love to cater to people - but not necessarily at the expense of my artistry or anything like that.

It is less the business of the novelist to tell us what happened than to show how it happened.