Awake. Love. Think. Speak. Be walking trees. Be talking beasts. Be divine waters.

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.

Even in democratic society, we don't have good answers how to balance the need for security on one hand and the protection of free speech on the other in our digital networks.

If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good.

My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that.

Seeing a film at the cinema, or a DVD or whatever at home, your brain is really receptive to not only whether the script's working, or if the actors are acting well, but also the colours.

The book is a unit and is such a brilliant ergonomic unit.

I love the creative process, of getting to create your own show or your own movie, whatever it is you want to do, and have the resources to try and make that happen.

Our studies have shown that China's online censorship systems are by far the most sophisticated and extensive in the world.

Reverse the ball one time for a good shot, two times for a great shot, three times for a layup.

Being a working mother means that you are always disappointing somebody.

Rather than thinking to build, build to think.