The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

If knowledge is a glass of water, then wisdom is the unlimited, infinite and not yet invented ocean.

The witch knew who had killed her and she snatched pieces of time, here and there, from the business of dying, to make her revenge.

Everything at some point has been declared the root of all evil.

I do keep getting these bad girl roles. The funny thing is that, honestly, I don't think I'm believable as these aristocratic mean girls. But I do love playing them.

Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team.

If you make everything really on the nose so everyone knows exactly what you're talking about, it's often not as strong.

i remember we all cried like the Missouri when my Uncle Sol's coffin lurched because somebody pressed a button (and down went my uncle Sol and started a worm farm)

My ambition is to go back to Spurs and Rangers in some capacity and give something back that they gave to me.

We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it means that things are under control; when the poor fly it means danger, revolution, anarchy.

If you're willing to put two thoughts into a picture then you're already ahead of the game.