A sign of a culture that has lost its faith - Moral collapse follows upon spiritual collapse.

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.

He gives new meaning to the word bombed.

And for a second, just for a second I forget. I forget that this isn't real.

It seems to me that I am more to the Left than you, Mr Stalin

Maples are such sociable trees ... They're always rustling and whispering to you.

There is no better protection against the euro crisis than successful structural reforms in southern Europe.

Really, I'm just a simple girl from Jersey.

I could do without 'cool' publications calling me 'mom jazz.' But I laughed all the way to the bank, baby.

Like with Berle, he was always trying to steal the scene, get a little extra.

A letdown is worth a few songs. A heartbreak is worth a few albums.