The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object.

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.

I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.

Why do gentlemen's voices carry so clearly, when women's are so easily stifled?

God is not sitting in heaven thinking about how to make you comfortable. Your comfort might actually be his least concern.

Jeremias, my soul mate, I will forever love you.

Democracy depends on people speaking out, and in times of great crisis, on people creating a commotion.

If, as you teach, the universe has no beginning and no end, why should we?

You cannot be both sane and well educated and disbelieve in evolution. The evidence is so strong that any sane, educated person has got to believe in evolution.

Challenges that tax our faith are usually opportunities to stretch and strengthen our faith by finding out if we really believe the Lord will help us.

You cant just take an image and randomly distort it and call it art - although many people in La Jolla where I come from do precisely that.

The good life is one that's artistically made.