Texas Quotes · Page 9

Texas is dicktown. No basement in the alamo. I didnt capitalize that on purpose.

— CM Punk

I believe that being on that show [the Voice] and getting the exposure opened the door for me to get my name…

— Curtis Grimes

My big break was becoming the spokesperson for Texas Instruments. Casting directors really started giving me a chance to read for projects.

— Bella Thorne

On the music side, I'm a cross between maybe that Texas songwriter and that Tom Petty feel.

— Bryan Hayes

One thing about Texas people, they're very passionate about their Rock N' Roll, and I love it.

— Steven Adler

Well, I'm a Texas boy, and we have denim in our blood.

— Caleb Landry Jones

Texas is a country in its own. It's made up of half Mexico/half United States but completed mixed. I don't mean to…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

The first time I remember women reacting to me was when we were filming Hud in Texas. Women were literally trying to…

— Paul Newman

How many people are moving up toward the Antarctica, or the Arctic? Most people move down to Texas and Florida, where it's…

— Ron Johnson

They would come down in Mississippi, they hired me as a talent scout. And I would go all over Mississippi, Alabama, Texas,…

— Ike Turner

I had done a lot of running in 'Texas Chainsaw' and sword-fighting in 'Percy Jackson,' which taught me to fall properly.

— Alexandra Daddario

Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.'

— George W. Bush

Minnesota is legit. There's so much space to run, like back home in Texas.

— Jimmy Butler

I'm honored to be the Republican nominee for Texas' 13th Congressional District and I'm excited to get to work for the people…

— Ronny Jackson

“It is notorious that the news of the Emancipation Proclamation was kept from the people of Texas and not celebrated until 'Juneteenth'.…

— Christopher Hitchens

Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.

— Molly Ivins

The men of Texas deserved much credit, but more was due the women. Armed men facing a foe could not but be…

— Thomas Jefferson Rusk

I don't know if there's something in the water in Texas, but there's a lot of us really ballsy women that have…

— Maren Morris

I want to thank the people of Texas for asking me to represent them in Washington.

— Kay Bailey Hutchison

Here's the deal on Texas. It's big. So big, there's about five distinct and different places here, separated from one another geologically,…

— Molly Ivins

For a border state, I would argue that Texas is less lunatic on the subject of immigration issues than other places around…

— Gail Collins

We believe in honoring our mothers and fathers and keeping our smallest residents - our children - healthy. The politicians in charge…

— Wendy Davis

I don't know how much credit I can take for 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' because I only worked on it for three weeks.…

— Paul Haggis

Scott has to be one of the most talented artists I've ever seen. He really captures his subjects in a unique way.…

— Bob Lilly

In my home State of Texas, the Port of Houston operates as the United States' top port for foreign tonnage and our…

— Michael McCaul