Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.

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.

Since my little daughter is only half Jewish would it be alright if she went into the pool only up to her waist?

Without risk, there can be no growth.

There's that issue of if you attack someone you don't know where the votes are going to go.

Exercise keeps me occupied, which is good for my mental health.

It sure gives me faith and a wonderful feeling to know how many fans and friends are wanting me well again.

I'm trying to understand my life. The one that I've experienced.

It doesn't matter what your probability of failure is. If there's a 90% chance of failure, there's a 10% chance of changing the world.

I came to think of myself, not as a dance and chaos of molecules, but as a brief and minute portion of that majestic process