Texas Quotes · Page 13

I grew up in trailer houses in New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma.

— Ronnie Dunn

Well, I was born in El Paso, Texas, it was in the nearest hospital to the family farm.

— Sam Donaldson

There's no question about the fact that for Democrats, Texas is a tough place.

— Marc Veasey

I've got a Caribbean soul I can barely control, and some Texas hidden here in my heart!

— Jimmy Buffett

I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes.

— Kinky Friedman

The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who came to Texas.

— George W. Bush

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other.

— Roger Clemens

When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas.

— Rick Perry

I had a normal life; we didn't meet movie stars. We lived in Texas where you had rollerskates, and if you got…

— Debbie Reynolds

My friends from the University of Texas. I've had the same friends for over a decade. My brother films a lot; he…

— Zach Anner

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

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

— Alexandra Daddario

Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.

— Ricky Williams

Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they…

— Stephen Ambrose

I began to understand that all Texas is an eternal synthesis of past and present, superimposed one upon the other. It produces…

— Mary Lasswell

I don't think there's any words in the English language to explain what it's -what it's like to- to sit on Texas…

— Kerry Max Cook

It's something that Cory Morrow said to me a long time ago - "Don't ever forget why Nashville is Nashville. The Opry…

— Cody Johnson

“Because, in the end, it takes a heck of a lot more than queso, Dr Pepper, and hair spray to make a…

— Sarah Bird

You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and…

— Rick Perry

There were 'big stars' at the Alamo! Bowie, Crockett! It is a huge political event because it, and the events at Goliad…

— Phil Collins

My parents both renounced their material lives and were living as monks at an ashram in L.A. when they met each other.…

— Taraka Larson

The time I spent working in the wild west show in Paris had a pretty big impact on me. A friend of…

— Ryan Bingham

I don't know if I was so much of an outsider until after I started doing films. That put me on the…

— Henry Thomas

The more successful sons and daughters know when to lean on their parents - and when to go their own way. George…

— Michael Beschloss

I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control.

— Willie Nelson

How can you look at the Texas legislature and still believe in intelligent design?

— Kinky Friedman

Texas is a fine place for men and dogs, but hell on women and horses.

— Molly Ivins

In my case, I was covering politics in Texas as a newspaper man in the 1960's.

— Jim Lehrer

I want to fight the wussification of the State of Texas. I want to rise and shine and bring back the glory.

— Kinky Friedman

Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.

— Dan Rather

Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.

— Sam Houston

We must regain Texas, peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must.

— Andrew Jackson

When someone is running for reelection in Texas, they're not looking for votes in California or New York.

— Ezra G. Levin

There are parts of Texas where a fly lives 10,000 years and a man can't die soon enough.

— Katherine Dunn

How come trying to explode myths about Texas always winds up reinforcing them?

— Molly Ivins

President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.

— Bianca Jagger

The last thing Texas women need in their lives is Greg Abbott,

— Wendy Davis

People always say, 'Why don't you play more sets in Texas?' and I say, 'Dude, why don't you come babysit?'

— Samuel Ervin Beam

If I owned Texas and Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell.

— Anonymous

“The American Dream isn’t dead, but it seems to have developed a Texas accent.”

— Mark Davis