We are not merely imperfect creatures who must be improved; we are rebels who must lay down our arms.

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.

If love happens because of a reason then the same love will disappear for another reason.

We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.

There is nothing you cannot turn into your favor.

The soul is stronger than the ego. It lives to BE, and give. We are of one Light, illuminating ourselves and those whom we love.

I have no feelings of guilt regarding the books I have not read and perhaps will never read; I know that my books have unlimited patience. They will wait for me till the end of my days.

We could improve worldwide mental health if we acknowledged that parents can make you crazy.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Everyone tells you how they are going to be "special", but few do the work to get there. Do the work.

People don't always remember what you say or even what you do, but they always remember how you make them feel.

I am such a good man, at bottom, such a good man, how is it that nobody ever noticed it?