Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.

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.

If you're going to buy a castle, make sure you get on the property extension ladder.

Hero-worship exists has existed and will forever exist universally among mankind.

It's important, when going after a goal, to never lose sight of the integrity of the journey.

Once again she shuddered with the evidence that time was not passing, as she had just admitted, but that it was turning in a circle.

Those who can’t change their minds can’t change anything.

He could not just wear a watch. It had to be a Rolex.

Dream the impossible dream.

You know, actors are fans, too. And talent is very attractive to me.

Well, I had a record deal since I was 18, and it got me where I am.

I can think of no one more qualified to write about the modern South than Curtis Wilkie