When a fellow ain't got much mind, it don't take him long to make it up.

Work to make a living; serve to make a life.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

Never slap a man who is chewing tobacco.

If you want to know when a war might be coming, you just watch the U.S. and see when it starts cutting down on its defenses. It's the surest barometer in the world.

Ten men in our country could buy the whole world and ten million can't buy enough to eat.

When the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to California, they raised the average intelligence level in both states.