Texas Quotes · Page 11

Sometimes I think Texas exists as a reality check for those who might wander too far toward the precious.

— Molly Ivins

The Neanderthals in Texas have one thing that Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi don't have, and that's called common sense.

— Ronny Jackson

In Texas it's always hot, dry, sunny, not a cloud in the sky.

— Piper Perabo

I'm not an overnight sensation. I'm a Texan. And I'm a Texas success story. I am the epitome of hard work and…

— Wendy Davis

This is America. We’re entitled to our opinions.” “Wrong. This is Texas. And my opinion is the only one that counts.

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

It's not hard to find a date if you are Jewish in New York and Miami, but its hard in Texas.

— Patti Stanger

English was good enough for Jesus Christ and it's good enough for the children of Texas.

— Miriam A. Ferguson

I will keep working in Congress to ensure that Texas gets the investment in infrastructure we need.

— Colin Allred

Here in Central Texas, you drive west, you get the desert; you drive east, you get the woods; you've got water, you've…

— Richard Linklater

New Yorkers have their own way of speaking, their own tempo, and Texans are a lot like that. As much as you…

— Jerry Jeff Walker

“Texas is undeniable...We were already almost out of America and yet definitely in it and in the middle of where it's maddest.”

— Jack Kerouac

I'm very friendly or whatever, but I would hardly say that I'm that cookie-cutter. I don't live in L.A. or New York.…

— Kelly Clarkson

Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna dead, would just…

— Sam Houston

I moved to New York City from Texas in 2007, where I lived for two years. Before that, I lived in South…

— Ainsley Earhardt

I want to die at a hundred years old with an American flag on my back and the star of Texas on…

— Lance Armstrong

During my time in Congress I've been the most bipartisan member of the Texas delegation. To me, that is rooted in my…

— Colin Allred

He's a man [George W. Bush] who is lucky to be governor of Texas. He is a man who is unusually incurious,…

— Christopher Hitchens

Let me explain something you already know. I'm from Texas and we understand the nature of a border. From what I've seen,…

— Tommy Lee Jones

We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary. We…

— Malcolm X

I had the little Radio Shack crystal radio, and then my aunt Judy bought me a shortwave radio. It was amazing to…

— Anthony Doerr

When I think about that kind of spirit. I think about my mother, who is standing here with me tonight. My mother…

— Wendy Davis

I'm stoned on my music. I'm intoxicated by my joyful calendar between the tours, and the hunting, and the charity work, and…

— Ted Nugent

They said our first store in Austin would not work. Then they said it would not work outside Austin, that it would…

— John Mackey

I live on a ranch in Texas and do my own thing. And I don't care what anyone has to say about…

— Kelly Clarkson

Attention, Texas Brigade! The eyes of General Lee are upon you. Forward, march!

— Maxcy Gregg

Back in the '40's, Lyndon Johnson could still steal a Senate election in South Texas with the help of the big patrons.

— Calvin Jillson

By the way of Texas. Big face Rolexes. While she's undessing, man I'm stressing.

— 2 Chainz

When things were really rolling at Texas Tech, I was a part of something bigger than myself, bigger than football.

— Mike Leach

I'm a kid from a small town in West Texas, and I've gotten to travel the world. I got to live all…

— John Layfield

Judges in Texas swing the gavel with one hand and take money with the other.

— Craig McDonald

News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.

— Jessica Savitch

There are more Baptist preachers in Texas than Baptist missionaries in all the world.

— Ray Thompson

“OK isn’t just all right—it’s also the abbreviation for the state above Texas.”

— Jarod Kintz

Fellow from Texas can tell the difference between grass-roots and AstroTurf.

— Lloyd Bentsen

Even in Texas, there's a lot of people who've never been to Lubbock.

— Mike Leach

I'm from Dallas. My whole family is based in Texas and Mississippi and Arkansas, spread throughout most of the South.

— Jay R. Ferguson

I've been touring through Texas since I was 15, on my first tour ever.

— Jack Antonoff

“When a lady accessorizes in here in Texas, she's selecting caliber, not color.”

— Ron Brackin

Let's face it, Obama is not a hugely popular political figure in the state of Texas.

— Wendy Davis

New Mexico was such a strange place; it was like filming on Mars.

— Kelly Macdonald