You will not find the warrior, the poet, the philosopher or the Christian by staring into his eyes as if he were your mistress: better fight beside him, read with him, argue with him, pray with him.

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.

Forgiveness has very little do with the person. It's for your own healing.

All forms of achievements are all a triumph of discipline.

I definitely feel moved and affected after interviews, but not in a way that's anything other than positive. There are moments that make me want to cry, but not in any way I can't handle.

When I met Paul Ryan 22 years ago, he was a student at Miami of Ohio volunteering on my campaign.

The Product of Freedom and Security is a constant (F X S = k). Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive.

One strain could call up the quivering expectancy of Christmas Eve, childhood, joy and sadness, the lonely wonder of a star

I'm living a life until I die so there will be no shortage of things to sing about.

I love learning on the set. But, directing is not something I want to do.

The novel is more of a whisper, whereas the stage is a shout.

I saw it his eyes. I felt it when he touched me.