Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It's also the dangerous part and it's an ugly emotion that hurts.

Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.

Man shall not live by bread alone.

I know who I am. And after all these years, there's a victory in that.

The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: 'If the door's shut, don't come a-knockin.' But if it's open and you're walkin' by, feel free to say, 'Hello.'

It's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.

The older you get, the more rules they’re gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin’ man, l-i-v-i-n’

Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.

Life is not fair, it never was and it is now and it won't ever be. Do not fall into the trap. The entitlement trap, of feeling like you're a victim. You are not.

There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.

There are three things, to my account, that I need each day. One of them is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to, and another is someone to chase.

Isn't watching sacred potential kill itself as good a punishment as eternal fire?

Don’t close your eyes to the Universe and then complain: ‘It’s dark.

Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant.

Just be true to you. What works for me might not work for someone else and what works for someone else might not work for me.

The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame.

For me a paragraph in a novel is a bit like a line in a poem. It has its own shape, its own music, its own integrity.

There's something dripping in my head. A heart, a heart in my head.

I think my experience is going to make a difference, but I also think that my speed and power are going to make a bigger difference.

Now that I have and I'm not a have-not, I've learned how important it is to maintain humility.

If you get into the endzone, act as if you've been there before.