The human mind is generally far more eager to praise or dispraise than it is to describe and define.

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.

Animal allies are all around, offering beauty and connection.

Life has a sense of humour

Don't be a pepper on the eyes of people

The only thing I like about air travel is it gives me time to read.

I'm happy to work. I know things have changed recently, but I tend to prefer film. I don't know what it is.

Our poets have sung of wine, the product of a foreign plant which commonly they never saw, as if our own plants had no juice in them more than the singers.

There is a difference between people who are educated and people who are smart.

But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.

If you believe in a dream and have the courage to try, anything is possible

Breathing can and should bring you into a ready-to-act condition instantly.