When we see the face of God we shall know that we have always known it. He has been a party to, has made, sustained and moved moment by moment within, all our earthly experiences of innocent love.

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.

Money is a tool we use to reach certain ends. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s hard to come by, though, so when opportunities arise, we need to make the most of them.

I'm a little vague on the details but aren't doughnuts just the most marvellous thing to ever come out of organised religion?

We're good at noticing sudden movements of middle size objects in our immediate visual field, but what is out of sight is for us is largely out of mind.

I'm not a political person, and their ambitions are not mine. They want power. I don't want power.

People would rather be wrong than be different.

I like collaborating, but I felt I should do my first single by myself so people don't think I'm leaning on other artists to be a success.

To be an actor, a true actor, you have to be brokenhearted.

With me, it's clothing and makeup and hair and all that stuff that inform how the character moves and feels.

Difficulty is the nurse of greatness.

Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.