If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.

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.

It is through us Christians that the world must know the love of the Savior

I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone. My mom wants to keep me really safe and my dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what.

You can only lead if the people that you're leading want to be led.

At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.

I still like to play the blues more than anything else.

Irrationality is the square root of all evil.

Most middle-class people I know don't really live like me. Middle-class people worry a lot about money. They worry a lot about job security, and they do a lot of nine-to-five stuff.

God is nearer to us than our own spirit

I'm sure people think that I'm out in left field you know, playing by myself.

I'm not trying to copy Nature, I'm trying to find the principles she's using.