I'm for the poor man - all poor men, black and white, they all gotta have a chance. They gotta have a home, a job, and a decent education for their children. 'Every man a king' - that's my slogan.

Sure we'll have Fascism here, but it will come as an anti-Fascism movement.

One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it.

The only difference I ever found between the Democratic leadership and the Republican leadership is that one of them is skinning you from the ankle up and the other, from the ear down.

NRA - Nuts Running America.

If Fascism comes to America it would be on a program of Americanism.

Don't liken me to that [SOB]. Anybody that lets his public policies be mixed up with religious prejudice is a plain [GD] fool.

All I care is what the boys at the forks of the creek think of me.

I'd rather violate every one of the damn conventions and see my bills passed, than sit back in my office, all nice and proper, and watch 'em die.

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool party man. I don't know just what party I am in right now, but I am for the party.

Now, just a word about the poor Negroes... They're here. They've got to be cared for... The poor Negroes have got to live, too.

Worrying about things you can't control is a waste both on the baseball field and in life.

Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.

Reason is the first victim of strong emotion.

People (or students) do not have shortcomings, only uniquenesses. The goal of a good teacher is to turn these uniquenesses into advantages.

We are surrounded by data, but starved for insights.

After doing Johnny I wanted to just do something, I wouldn't say innocent, but to not have any care in the world. Lots of setups and horrible happenings but its funny.

Of all the sciences, astronomy was the one the superstitious liked least.

Nationalism is just racism with a flag.

It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.