Somebody said he came from New Orleans, where he got in a fight over a Cajun queen. And a crushing blow from a huge right hand, sent a Louisiana fella to the Promised Land.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.

A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves.

I won't go hunting with you, Jake, but I'll go chasing women.

Do what you say you're going to do. And try to do it a little bit better than you said you would.

Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.