We might think that God wanted simply obedience to a set of rules: whereas He really wants people of a particular sort.

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.

It's not that I can't express myself, it's that I still feel present when I'm not expressing myself.

FIT: Overall lean frame gained due to regular planned exercising and balanced diet...having the right metabolism.

Education is the transmission of civilization.

Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door.

My art is the way I reestablish the bonds that tie me to the universe.

I am a reformed Catholic. I'm a Buddhist in other words.

My theory is that the only people who hate hipsters are hipsters. Where I come from my friends and family don't even know what they are. The only people that talk about hipsters are hipsters.

Art is recuperation from time. I lie back convalescing upon the prospect of a harvest already at hand.

The glamour of being forbidden must not be underestimated.

Capitalism unchecked is not a democratic system.