You can just about always stand more 'n you think you can.

The best way to garden is to put on a wide-brimmed straw hat and some old clothes. And with a hoe in one hand and a cold drink in the other, tell somebody else where to dig.

Stolen kisses require an accomplice.

Always take a good look at what you're about to eat. It's not so important to know what it is, but it's critical to know what it was

Just 'cause you're following a well-marked trail don't mean that whoever made it knew where they were goin'.

It's easy to see things you're lookin' for. The trick is to see things you're not looking for.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a raindance.

Never be too quick to criticize yourself. It's not fair to all of your friends and relatives, who are dying to do it for you.

Speak your mind, but ride a fast horse.

Most folks are like a barb-wire fence. They have their good points.

The real lowdown on gardening is ... dirt.

I don't have much patience with sick people.

One of the bitterest ironies of life is that one truly appreciates a blessing only after having been deprived of it or imagining that.

For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone.

These days I seem to think about the things I forgot to do for you and all the times I had a chance to.

A painting works only on the edge of not working. Then what is ungraspable comes near.

I have so much love that I didn't even know about.

I was brought up as a Catholic and went to church every week and took the sacraments. It never really touched the core of my being.

Once people take time to find out who I really am you'd be surprised

Growing up, I thought wearing a suit was a burden.

It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than it is to apply them.