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Sometimes I think Texas exists as a reality check for those who might wander too far toward the precious.
A teenage foot that never tapped to 'Heartbreak Hotel' in the '50s probably belonged to a hopeless grind.
In a society rigged in favour of landlords over tenants, to rent privately is to be deprived of security.
In every waking hour a sacred theater is in session, played out before an audience that is largely blind.
Stop hating on yourself for not being perfect. If God wanted perfection, He would have made you an angel.
Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to "prove their love" like a moose needs a hat rack.
Accept every blind date you can get, even with a girl who wears jeans. Maybe you can talk her out of them.
No one knows what a marriage is like except the two people in it - and sometimes one of them doesn't know.
I don't really care what a public figure thinks. I care about what he does. Let God probe his inner heart.
Know that you have complete control over what you put in your mouth. No one ever ate anything by accident.
Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.
I don't think anyone has ever announced running for president that they want to change the Bill of Rights.
All politics takes place on a slippery slope. The most important four words in politics are up to a point.
Like a stone thrown into a pond, a good deed can create ripples that extend far beyond the initial splash.
You know you don't have to be the most popular kid in the school to have people acknowledge your presence.
A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.
I think Guantanamo, has been synonymous with the staining of American values and American legal tradition.
Donald Trump is appealing to the basest, the most selfish and the most literally un-American of instincts.
If Mitt Romney had got the percentage Ronald Reagan did of Hispanics, he would have defeated Barack Obama.
My eating habits were so bad for many years that I didn't actually know the intricacies of making a salad.
President Obama makes fantastic stump speeches, but putting together an actual agenda is more complicated.
For years, I have been trying to persuade people that George W. Bush, although no Einstein, is not stupid.
Arkansas, the state Bill Clinton loves and that loves him back, is a place with just no pretension at all.
I am part of the left; I feel loyal. I don't want to do things that will be damaging to what I believe in.
The church is the last place we want to be sold another product, the last place we want to be entertained.
Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.
Beauty from another world gave birth to your voice-- sent to rescue scorned hearts from traumatized nights.
Friendships can survive after massive disappointment, but only if both parties are honest with one another.
A husband is a man who wishes he had as much fun when he goes on business trips as his wife thinks he does.
Blessed are they who hold lively conversations with the helplessly mute, for they shall be called dentists.
Flyaway, problem hair is the enemy of feminism, and was probably invented by the Man to crush Susan Sontag.
Government aid impedes success and creates dependence, while entrepreneurs create success and independence.
Science has everything to say about what is possible. Science has nothing to say about what is permissible.
A good therapist uses their whole being to engage fully with the whole being of the person coming for help.
Banks don't commit crimes. Bankers do. And they won't ever stop if they don't have to pay for their crimes.
People in positions of power and privilege have a duty to perform at a higher level. If not them, then who?
People are motivated by fear, but they are not inspired by it. Everything that inspires us comes from love.
Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.
Jimmy Carter was unquestionably the most moral president of my lifetime, but he wasn't much of a president.
Like all who search for truth out of fear, I desperately wanted someone else to tell me exactly what to do.
If baking is any labor at all, it's a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation.
We are two people. The person inside and the person outside. Sidq (truthfulness) is when they are the same.
Life divides into amazing enjoyable times and appalling experiences that will make future amazing anecdotes.
Barack Obama has exhibited sympathy, if not for the terrorists, then certainly for the Islamic supremacists.
There is no accounting for tastes, as the woman said when someone told her her son was wanted by the police.
Good similes depend upon close observation. They depend upon brevity and wit....They have to fit in context.
If you want more love in your life, you could not find a better gift to give yourself, a friend, or a lover.
There are times not to flirt. When you're sick. When you're with children. When you're on the witness stand.
When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.
People of integrity expect to be believed. They also know time will prove them right and are willing to wait.