You can never be really sure of how much you believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life or death to you.

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.

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.

An entrepreneur without funding is a musician without an instrument.

I take quite a lot of pride in not knowing what´s cool.

A lot of people say there is no happiness in this life and certainly there's no permanent happiness. But self-sufficiency creates happiness.

The higher the stakes, the greater the temptation to lose your temper.

I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.

The girl had hoped for fog, but the gods ignored her prayers as gods so often did.

Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating.

The months fall to shards at my feet.

I want to be a superhero. Maybe I'll be a bartending superhero who shakes martinis to save the world.