Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.

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.

No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.

Sometimes taking a first step is the biggest and most important journey of them all.

Reading was like eating alone, with that same element of bingeing.

You must sacrifice every thought, every ideology for the good of the nation and for the serenity of our fatherhood.

We would rather see those to whom we do good, than those who do good to us.

We were too intelligent, too cynical for war. Of course, you don't have to be stupid and primitive to die a stupid, primitive death.

Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven.

My ultimate dream is to sow seeds in the desert. To revegetate the deserts is to sow seed in people's hearts.

Happiness is a small and unworthy goal for something as big and fancy as a whole lifetime, and should be taken in small doses.

I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch.