I am about to stop being a get-along kind of guy and turn into somebody who makes a difference.

Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let's dance.

Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.

The future is a trickster rabbit, full of surprises. Only the past is predictable. -Bobby Goodspeed

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.

And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear

Sometimes kids just act impulsively, but it's because we have strong feelings, not because we're trying to make trouble.

Dear Skeezie, Today I ran after a boy as he was trying to get away. I tackled him and we both landed in the mud. Do you think I appeared desperate?-Joe Bunch

Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there was a writer out there giving me things to say.

A day can start out ordinary and end up being in the top ten. —Joe Bunch

There's no such thing as a wasted wish.

Aim deliberately at goal.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

What are we, Charlie's Angels?

Inconsistency is the only thing in which men are consistent.

As long as I have health and strength, I will gladly work all my days.

I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm just a guy from east Texas who loves cars and airplanes.

I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages.

Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness.

The military said we'll be able to confirm Saddam is dead with DNA testing. Apparently we have a sample of his DNA. So Monica Lewinsky is working for the CIA?

If there was anything at all in the Book, anything of hope and peace for His blind and bewildered spawn which He had chosen above all others to offer immortality, THOU SHALT NOT KILL must be it.