It is in some ways more troublesome to track and swat an evasive wasp than to shoot, at close range, a wild elephant. But the elephant is more troublesome if you miss.

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.

Forget the past! Look straight ahead with great hope.

The clock struck eleven with the respectful unobtrusiveness of one whose mission in life is to be ignored.

I also discovered that I was a poet. From the standpoint of one's family this is probably a regrettable discovery.

To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

When you look at life retrospectively you rarely regret anything that you did, but you might regret things that you didn't do.

When we come to it We must confess that we are the possible We are the miraculous, the true wonders of this world, that is when, and only when we come to it

If you find yourself with a weakness, attack it... don't develop a technique that avoids your weaknesses.

I put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church.

Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

Actors want to be told what to do - they really do. But they also want to have an input and be recognized for that.