Total war is the most humane in the long run.

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.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

You can make any human activity into meditation simply by being completely with it and doing it just to do it.

install me in any profession Save this damn'd profession of writing, where one needs one's brains all the time.

You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan, focus, work hard and be very determined to achieve your goals.

It takes most of us a long time to learn our craft. So keep at it. Don't give up.

I was as equally influenced by Bergman as I was [low-budget sexploitation filmmaker].

Leap, and the net appears.

Only in Texas can mesquite have its own festival, then there's a crawfish festival, a festival for strawberries, everything has its own festival, with each town having their own yearly thing.

I'm a sucker for nice religious leaders. I fall for it every time.