Generally the man with a good wife or the woman with a good husband or the children with good parents discover too late the goodness they overlooked while it was in full bloom.

Care shouldn't start in the emergency room.

At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don't want to raise taxes on people who are having a tough time paying their bills.

Theory is continually the precursor of truth; we must pass through the twilight and its shade, to arrive at the full and perfect day.

I always felt that a governor surrenders a certain amount of privacy. And I came to accept that.

It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.

I like music, ' she said slowly, 'because when I hear it, I...I lose myself within myself if that makes any sense. I become empty and full all at once.

When someone's success makes you as happy as if it were your own, you know you've found someone worth holding on to.

You can be barefoot and have worries.

America can enjoy a vital, fully functioning government, with all the benefits provided by Texas, while reducing Texas at the same time.

If your idea of a 7 course meal is a bucket of KFC and a sixpack, you might be a redneck.

I'm the biggest Chekov fan - there's something that he does that not many other writers do.

We invented words; we'll tell you how they're supposed to sound.

Seeking happiness apart from a right relationship God is like trying to turn on a light that's unplugged.

Faith in the king comes easily in lovely times, but be faithful now and endure, pale lover.