I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of… — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
This book's title, Rough Beauty , conveys Anderson's conviction that the hard scrabble lives of most of the residents of Vidor, Texas,… — Anne Wilkes Tucker Copy Share Image
I went to West Texas and started writing a cycle of Americana poems after the space conjured images that, as a child,… — Nathalie Handal Copy Share Image
At first, I felt bad judging an entire state by one county political official, but then I found out Morrison had also… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
A ghost would crawl up my leg and have sex with me at an apartment a long time ago in Texas. I… — Anna Nicole Smith Copy Share Image
One objection I have heard voiced to works of this kinddealing with Texasis the amount of gore spilled across the pages. It… — Robert E. Howard Copy Share Image
I made more money yesterday than I ever thought I'd make in an entire lifetime. But it's like somebody's going to take… — Jimmy Dean Copy Share Image
As an actor, some of the most fun days I've had on set have involved shooting blanks all day - or better… — Trieste Kelly Dunn Copy Share Image
In the case of The Thin Blue Line, I was surprised actually by many things. I was shooting down in Texas where… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Putting aid for Harvey victims in limbo because of our own inability to handle pressing deadlines in a timely manner is not… — Mark Meadows Copy Share Image
“Arms still crossed, Lindsay's clogs tapped on the sidewalk. “So Sam didn’t tell you I was a desperate orphan child with no… — Lilly Christine Copy Share Image
Certainly people in empty places feel they have the right to do what they want to their property and don't necessarily see… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
I'm a Texas guy, and the good and bad of that is that I'm always, first and foremost, loyal. If it weren't… — Jared Padalecki Copy Share Image
Every year, my family and I would go visit my mom's family in Texas. We would drive from Chicago to Texas, and… — Marisol Nichols Copy Share Image
I started off as a young lawyer working against discrimination against African-American children in schools and in the criminal justice system. I… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
It was awesome growing up in New Orleans because there were great metal bands, there were great hardcore bands, there were great… — Phil Anselmo Copy Share Image
It is true that I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, because when I campaigned in Texas I told voters in… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
“These are tough times for state governments. Huge deficits loom almost everywhere, from California to New York, from New Jersey to Texas.… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
In order to understand why George W. Bush doesn't get it, you have to take several strands of common Texas attitude, then… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Before my husband deploys, he has a ritual that is familiar to many service members. He sits down with a generously poured… — Brianna Keilar Copy Share Image
The best thing that could've happened to me was that I learned a lot in Vegas, but I didn't know how to… — Johny Hendricks Copy Share Image
After working in a prominent position at a Planned Parenthood facility in Central Texas for over eight years, I can say that… — Abby Johnson Copy Share Image
The first time I remember women reacting to me was when we were filming Hud in Texas. Women were literally trying to… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
As far as value is concerned, the principal reason that I moved to Texas from New Jersey many, many years ago was… — Herb Kelleher Copy Share Image
I started learning my lessons in Abbot Texas, where I was born in 1933. My sister Bobbie and I were raised by… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
My father is Nigerian; my mother is from Texas and African-American. My father was the first in his family to go to… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
Hot Boyz always shouted out a lot of things relevant to Texas so I connected with it. They were our neighbors and… — Paul Wall Copy Share Image
Common wisdom in Texas Hold'em suggests that you should raise before the flop if you're planning to play a hand. The saying… — Daniel Negreanu Copy Share Image
Liberals believe that crime is inextricably linked with poverty. In reality, most poor people never resort to crime, and some wealthy people… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in Terrell, Texas, I felt that it was not where I was supposed to be. I knew… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
I was called in from the producer, who was a guy who lived in Texas and an outsider in the film industry,… — Joshua Michael Stern Copy Share Image
I love 'Breathless,' and 'Paris, Texas,' and 'Badlands.' I was obsessed with those films in my teens. I remember watching 'Badlands' and… — Agyness Deyn Copy Share Image
I was given an opportunity to do sports in college and get a degree because of it. I ran track for the… — Trevante Rhodes Copy Share Image
I want to die at a hundred years old with an American flag on my back and the star of Texas on… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
When I left Nashville I went to Texas because that's where I came from, and because I was playing in Texas a… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Peter Hyland's poems are both elegantly wrought and meditatively wild. They testify to an original, restless intelligence. He can cast his imagination… — Tony Hoagland Copy Share Image
I think it is an accurate statement to say that some people consider feelings of same-gender attraction to be the defining fact… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was scared of losing my mind. In Terrell, Texas, where I grew up, there was a guy that… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
Well, when you're an immigrant writer, or an immigrant, you're not always welcome to this country unless you're the right immigrant. If… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
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