Segregation in the South is honest, open and aboveboard. Of the two systems, or styles of segregation, the Northern and the Southern, there is no doubt whatever in my mind which is the better.

It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men.

We stand for the segregation of the races and the racial integrity of each race.

All the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.

Martin Luther King demeans his race and retards the advancement of his people.

The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of the persecution of twisted propaganda.

I have done more for black people than any other person in the nation, North or South.

I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation and development of our great nation

She walks well, she looks good. Let's see how she kisses.

I love all of you men, but you women even more!

Be present to this moment and open endless doors of awareness. Now is where the joy is

The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in modern art.

A typical day for me is I'm writing when I'm not directing.

I mean, I'm certainly not a 'teaophyte,' or whatever the word would be.

Affecting the world is obviously possible when we see people in the world who we really love and respect and we see how that they affect our lives.

I actually profoundly think the world's a better place when economics is fairly boring... The more boring the better.

Gardeners do first, read later. Why not? Plants are very gracious in accepting an apology.

I'm not in love with David Petraeus. But I think he does present a terrific role model.

Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me

The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit.