Thus, and not otherwise, the world was made. Either something or nothing must depend on individual choices.

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.

Pain only disables the weak.

They talk about prohibition in America. What can one do in a country such as that?   'What does one do in America when one is sad - without alcohol?' asks Zwonimir.

Poetry, I have discovered, is always unexpected and always as faithful and honest as dreams.

Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.

I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life.

We only think when we are confronted with problems.

In truth, the more we lean into life, the more we authentically interact with the world, the brighter our flame.

When people think of dance films, they don't really think of good stories.

I don't go to church much anymore, but Methodist values still wind me up and send me ticking into my daily life.

My dad is a loving person. He would never disown me. At some point we will be together again. I love my father, and he loves me.