Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great father, to be a good husband, to be a good lover, you know, to try to do things the best you can is very important to me.

My mom makes something called green pie, which I thought was a delicacy that many people only had at Thanksgiving, but it turns out it was just Jell-O with whipped cream on it. And it's delicious.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

We provide food that customers love, day after day after day. People just want more of it.

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality.

None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see.

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

On Sunday morning, I'm not nervous... I can't wait to tell what God wants me to say.

The knives of jealousy are honed on details.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.