Don't judge a man by where he is, because you don't know how far he has come.

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.

All beings exist and nothing elseAnd that’s why they’re called beings

She was brave from excess of grief

Come on, let your silly egotistical self be gone! And then only THAT WHICH IS will be shown.

Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.

Those who don't fight evil hate those who do; and those who don't fight real evils make up little evils

The government understands - every government, every administration, both parties, understands - that that power, they just don't have.

Life is full of surprises.

I like Islam, it is a consistent idea of religion and open-minded.

At present, I myself do not know of any local witches or warlocks, but there are several people who seem to have an uncanny power over food.

Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity.