It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of His presence.

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.

Sometimes when it looks like I'm deep in thought I'm just trying not to have a conversation with people.

The only difference, apart from heaps of cash, between someone who is wealthy and someone who is poor is having the right mindset and attitude.

Love is light. Light is life. Life is divine.

If my hand on yours trembles it's because bodies never lie.

I primarily write nonfiction. Research, reflection, and spending time with ideas are important to me. So, this is how I spend most of my time writing - in thought.

Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism.

The joy is not in experiencing a scarce commodity but in possessing it.

I buy newspapers to make money to buy more newspapers to make more money.

Of no agenor of any religion, or party or profession. The body and substance of his works came out of the unfathomable depths of his own oceanic mind.

The job of formal methods is to elucidate the assumptions upon which formal correctness depends.