Like most of us, I determined that I'd rather be a large part of the problem than a small part of the solution.

If you're patient and you wait long enough, something will usually happen and it'll usually be something you don't like.

The reason educational spending in Texas is so low is because you don't have a state tax there, and that's why Texas is big growth because you don't tax people to death.

There will be a whole new spirit blowing through Texas. There will be a smile on everybody's face and a chill up the spine of every politician.

One thing we are sure of is there's no one like Nelson Mandela out there. That's too bad for us.

God created whiskey to keep the Irish from taking over the world.

I suffer from the curse of being multi-talented. There's no doubt about it. Politics and literature have gotten in the way of songwriting.