Texas Quotes

613 Texas quotes by 422 unique authors

Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support… — Rick Perry
You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and maintaining their reserves… — Rick Perry
Here is what we know after more than a decade of Republican rule: Texas works. Even 'The New York Times' let it slip into its… — Rick Perry
Texas created more jobs in 2008 than the rest of the states - combined. — Rick Perry
I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on. — Rick Perry
We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years. — Rick Perry
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 am also the product of a place called Paint Creek. Doesn't have a zip code. It's too small to be called a town along… — Rick Perry
I don't want to look like Connecticut, no offense, I don't want to look like Oklahoma, I don't want to look like California. I want… — Rick Perry
I stand before you as the governor of Texas but also stand before you the son of two tenant farmers. Ray Perry who came home… — Rick Perry
Texas has long been known as the nation's largest energy producer, but we are equally proud of our distinction as the nation's leading energy innovator. — Rick Perry
I have a ranch in Montana, but it's not a real working ranch. I've always liked the outdoors. I come from Texas. My grandfather was… — Dennis Quaid
Covering the civil-rights movement was a mind- and eye-opener for me. Houston was a segregated society, as was Texas as a whole - some of… — Dan Rather
Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher. — Dan Rather
I've been playing Texas Hold 'em and other forms of poker since I was about 12. — Richard Roeper
I was raised all over. Kansas, Hawaii, Georgia, Texas and Kentucky, by the time I was 11. — Jeri Ryan
News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute. — Jessica Savitch
Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians. — Jessica Savitch
The reason gas prices are so high is because the oil is in Texas and Oklahoma and all the dipsticks are in Washington. — Yakov Smirnoff
I don't have to get up in the morning and go beat up my body like I used to. I don't have to be out… — Emmitt Smith
Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is… — John Steinbeck
Growing up as a kid, we moved all over the country on a fairly frequent basis, from New Jersey to Texas, California, Illinois... we moved… — J. Michael Straczynski
I've always been kind of a mutt creatively. I started off in journalism, and I've actually done more police and procedural shows than I've ever… — J. Michael Straczynski
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are simply the best band that ever was. — George Strait
I love to fish offshore for billfish, and have fished all over for them from the Bahamas, St. Thomas, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico to… — George Strait

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