The question is not what we intended ourselves to be, but what He intended us to be when He made us.

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.

True love is an act of the will—a conscious decision to do what is best for the other person instead of ourselves.

Lincoln had an almost childlike habit of regaling visitors with any sharp saying he'd uttered during the day, taking simple-hearted pleasure in some of his best hits.

Come back!" the Caterpillar called after her. "I've something important to say."This sounded promising, certainly. Alice turned and came back again."Keep your temper, " said the Caterpillar.

That is the way to learn the most, that when you are doing something with such enjoyment that you don't notice that the time passes.

The cunning tempter, by avoiding the grossness of vice, often silences objections.

When I was younger, they used to tease me. And now they’re quite protective.

I will always believe our nation's best days lie ahead.

For me the university has always been an ideal context for spiritual formation. I always felt that if you want to offer spiritual formation at the university, you can.

Well, I'm sure you'll find someone somewhere who'll have you.

I have carried a revolver; lots of us do, but they are the most innocent things in the world.