See the bear in his own den before you judge of his conditions.

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.

Friendship is based on trust and treating others kindly.

You don't have to be afraid of falling. Just close your eyes, let go, and know that I'll always be here with arms outstretched, ready to catch you.

You are wrong if you think that you can in any way take the vision and tame it to the page. The page is jealous and tyrannical; the page is made of time and matter; the page always wins.

I gaze into the doorway of temptation's angry flame And every time I pass that way I always hear my name

A lot of people say I'm bent, and I've heard it so many times that I've almost learned to accept it.

That is the most extreme form of nihilism: nothingness (the "meaningless") eternally!

Sometimes I'm really dressed up, and it really turns me on

As a country, we are in a state of denial about issues of race and racism. And too many of our leaders have concluded that the way to remedy racism is to simply stop talking about race.

I think we're very complicated and we're capable of all kinds of things, and movies don't reflect that.

The way companies hang on to their marketshare is by being scared.