Jewel,' he said, 'what lies before us? Horrible thoughts arise in my heart. If we had died before today we should have been happy.

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.

The fame of his likes circulates briskly but soon grows heavy and stale

I fear for the safety and well-being of our children.

Vision unknown is self-abuse. Vision known is self-abuse discovery. But vision applied is self-liberation. Application is the key

A wise fellow who is also worthless always charms the rabble.

For me, personally, Detroit is a melting pot for everything. We get the best from the East Coast, West Coast and down South.

They never discussed it, but both came to understand it as a promise: he would always make sure there was a place for her. She would always be able to say, Someone is coming. I am not alone.

I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?

The conquest of war and the pursuit of social justice... must become our grand preoccupation and magnificent obsession.

I have never been sorry when I stood for what was right-even against severe criticism.

It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.