The very idea of freedom presupposes some objective moral law which overarches rulers and ruled alike...Unless we return to the crude and nursery-like belief in objective values, we perish.

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.

You will encounter disappointments in your ministry, in yourself, and even in God Himself but remember that all these are intrigues of the devil

You write a thought down because you want to see what next as a thought is going to come out.

What you are pleased to call Sufism is merely the record of past method.

A truley heroic way of life lies in squarely confronting and courageously overcoming the pounding vicissitudes that life always throws in our paths

That which the truth nourishes should thrive.

Retire to what? I'm a golfer and a fisherman. I've got no place to retire to.

The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament.

This night I hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest, Such as I love; and you among the store, One more, most welcome, makes my number more.