Two heads are better than one, not because either is infallible, but because they are unlikely to go wrong in the same direction.

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.

my poetry is merely a body.you are the soul in my words.

I don’t do math.

The trouble with this whole country is that it's divided up into little puddles with big fish in each one of them.

Accomplishment begins with two words: 'I'll try.'

Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.

For each of us destiny is a blend of potential, circumstances, and choices.

You cannot eat your cake and have it.

You can't control everything. You can't control how someone feels about you. Or what makes them tick. You can only control how you react, how you act, how you think and feel.

Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians.