I'm not for the parties. I'm for Texas.

Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest.

If Willie Nelson had been Rosa Parks, there never would have been a civil rights movement in this country, because he refuses to leave the back of the bus.

I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes.

Students don't know who Mark Twain was because he wasn't on the test.

You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.

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.