The happiness which God designs for his higher creatures is the happiness of being freely, voluntarily united to him.

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.

But think of how much worse it would be to sit here, not knowing. Until the Dead choke the Ratterlin and Hedge walks across the dry bed of the river to batter down the door.

The canvas is the door to another dimension. The paintbrush is the key.

That's us, " he said. "Those five nuts right there.""Which one is me?" I asked."The little deformed one, " Zoe suggested."Oh, shut up.

What is valuable is not new and what is new is not valuable.

Bad humor is an evasion of reality good humor is an acceptance of it.

The first time I went on a serious run was when I was 21 years old at Stanford University. From 21 to 30, I continued the tradition and ran 10 miles every year on my birthday.

We share a lot in common, attitude wise.

I just want to be myself.

Whoever lives as he sees fit will not die as he sees fit.

The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out... and do it.