Yankees don't understand that the Southern way of talking is a language of nuance. What we can do in the South is we can take a word and change it just a little bit and make it mean something altogether different.
The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wiggle out of one.
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.
I wish one time in my life I could do what other writers do... get me a villa in Spain and go there to write a book.
Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.
I gave 738 Rotary Club speeches, and it was just driving me crazy, so someone said, 'Why don't you charge money?'