It's so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one.

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 he looked lonely enough that she said, 'If you like, you could be my friend'.

Consciousness grows independent of the ordinary senses.

I used to spend hours at night, downstairs, in front of the only full-length mirror in the house, standing on the table working out what I would wear to school the next day.

There is no debate whether we need a cultural policy or not. We do need it, but there are different ways of doing it.

I always wanted to be historical, from almost a baby on, I felt that way about it.

Every remedy is a desperate remedy. Every cure is a miraculous cure. Curing a madman is not arguing with a philosopher; it is casting out a devil.

[T]he people as ultimate sovereigns, retain the ultimate power - and even the duty - to overthrow any government that fails to respect their authority.

That's where the most beautiful art is always created, when you have someone not worried about what the outcome is.

I think that's very important for romantic comedies, that they do deal with [modern]issues.

It depends on where you put the paint, not how much you splash on.