Texas Quotes

Originally, I came from Texas, and we lived on - I guess you'd call it welfare, what we called relief.

Im not a redneck, Im from Texas.

I play American and World music, Texas style.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz said if elected president he would abolish the Department of Education. But not to worry. He promised to replace it with the less expensive Bureau of Book Learning.

Most of the international acceptance of jazz education can be traced to the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, and the wonderful program they inaugurated.

North Texas is by far the most serious minded jazz program I have encountered.

As Governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards.

Katz traces the courageous role of Black women in settling the West (and] deftly shows how these pioneering spirits helped stabilize early communities in Texas, Oklahoma, California and elsewhere.

After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season.

A group called the Texas Tea Party Patriots is hosting a debate next month where Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain will go head to head, while people watching that will go head to pillow.

If you can ride through Texas with somebody, which is 700 miles of just straight, flat freeway riding, then you can be friends with them forever.

Attention, Texas Brigade! The eyes of General Lee are upon you. Forward, march!

My dialogue coach said to do a Texas accent, you lean on the next word, and that was the clue to me.

In L.A. everyone is an actor. In Texas, everyone's a musician.

We remain committed to the conference and fully anticipate that the Big 12 will honor its commitment to Texas A&M.

I know how to become a top 5 teamJust play Texas A&M.

I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on.

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other. It helped me in the future where I got to play in 2 cities that were rich in tradition.

If I hadn’t left Texas, I might not have met the director Terrence Malick, and I wouldn’t have met my husband and I wouldn’t have had the children that I’ve had. Life is interesting like that.

Well there's floodin' down in Texas. All of the telephone lines are down. Well, I've been tryin' to call my baby, Lord, and I can't get a single sound.

In Texas, we cook bacon a little differently than most folks...MACHINE-GUN BACON.

The last thing Texas women need in their lives is Greg Abbott.

Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top.

Texas has waited too long for a governor who knows that quid pro quo shouldn't be the status quo. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future.

Texas has a lot of electrical votes. [During an election campaign, after George Bush stated that Texas was important to the election]

It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen.

I never saw anything funnier than Texas politics.

I'm always going to live in Texas. Texas is my home - it'll be my home forever.

Sometimes the autobiographical link in each story is very literal, like I did work at The Texas School for the Blind, and I did once lose a mattress out of the back of a friend's truck.

My big break was becoming the spokesperson for Texas Instruments. Casting directors really started giving me a chance to read for projects.

I started as a news photographer at the University Of Texas' Daily Texan.

Between Ron Paul and Rick Perry, I think the lesson is don't get sick in Texas.

Everybody thinks the Bushes are from Texas. I've been there twice.

Texas Red is about the biggest blues hellraiser you'll ever meet.

On the music side, I'm a cross between maybe that Texas songwriter and that Tom Petty feel.

Back in the '40's, Lyndon Johnson could still steal a Senate election in South Texas with the help of the big patrons.

I still call Texas home. It is where I spent most of my life growing up.

I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.

Being from Texas, I didn't know anything about gangsters and people like that, I had no fear of people.

In Texas, if your name is Carlos, you're a Mexican. In Florida, you're a Cuban. In New York, you're a Puerto Rican. And I come here and I find out I'm an Eskimo.

I grew up training and showing Arabs all over the US. Three of my four were bred on my farm in Texas. Thanks everyone! Hope you'll watch tomorrow. It's going to be another great look back.

I couldn't make every song about Texas because it wouldn't be new; it wouldn't be a breath of fresh air.

I have opinions about the differences between Memphis barbecue and Texas barbecue. Put me in the kitchen and you'll see how Southern I can be.

Chris Christie travelled to Ft. Worth, Texas, to give his blessing to a former rival who one week ago was approvingly discussing killing Muslim terrorists with bullets smeared in pig's blood.

I came out to California from Texas, to the Haight, and the Fillmore and all that stuff, and totally got the bug.

While I filmed the 'Walker, Texas Ranger' series for eight and a half years, I had never had much time to read, except for screenplays of the episodes.

My album was recorded in Nashville. It used to be all about "We're from Texas, forget Nashville," well you'll never hear me say that. Nashville isn't bad as long as you're true to yourself.

Texas is reportedly going to give college students the right to carry guns on campus. So I guess that next semester, every college student in Texas is getting straight A's.

Texas senator and tea party favorite Ted Cruz announced he's running for president. He pledged to lead America boldly forward into the 1950s.

In a new videotape message, Texas Gov. Rick Perry urges his supporters to follow him on 'Tweeter.' After hearing about it, John McCain laughed and said, “What an idiot! It's 'The Tweeter.''