There are no variations except for those who know a norm, and no subtleties for those who have not grasped the obvious.

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.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

Not all can believe anything they want to, because not all have the ability to believe.

Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.

had almost forgotten the wet brush of your kisses… soft as April snowflakes

Grief wraps around people, takes them to a place they would not go otherwise.

I am part of the sun as my eye is of me. That I am part of the earth my feet know perfectly, and my blood is part of the sea.

All I want is to know things. The black gulph of the infinite is before me.

I called my son Jett and I wanted to call my daughter Qantas, but my wife wouldn't let me.

The avarice of the old: it's absurd to increase one's luggage as one nears the journey's end.

When you go out there and do the things you're supposed to do, people view you as selfish.