With bombs and fires, you get only one mistake.

I've traveled all over the world, but I don't think there is any place better than Texas.

It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and packing, it's the best smile in the world; and there's nobody hurt, and the well's under control.

With bombs and fires, you get only one mistake.

If you think that hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs

I’ve done made a deal with the devil.

Retire? I don't know what that word means. As long as a man is able to work and he's productive out there and he feels good - keep at it.