Most of all, perhaps, we need an intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has anything magical about it, but we cannot study the future.

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.

Are infinite possibilities a storyteller's worst enemy or best friend? I'd say a bit of both really and one must be grateful for this paradox.

Digital age of business and world shall move up from apathy, to sympathy, to empathy.

There's nothing in this world that comes easy. There are a lot of people who aren't going to bother to win. We learn in football to get up and go once more.

When people go to work they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home.

When you live far away, home looks a little different every time.

Never lose sight of what you're trying to say, and remain open to what's happening while you're filming.

My mother's only wish was to start a life in America because America was the cradle of every promise and opportunity.

I want to do a documentary about strippers, 'cause it's a moneymaker.

Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.

The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes...