Quote by Jenny Lawson

Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States cannot make it without Texas

— Sam Houston

“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

“Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention." [ Shrub Flubs His Dub…

— Molly Ivins

“Special Agent Brad Wolgast hated Texas. He hated everything about it. [...] He hated the billboards and the freeways and the faceless subdivisions and…

— Justin Cronin

“I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating…

— John Steinbeck

Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.

— Ian Frazier

“New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire; there isn't a New Texas because we got it right the first time." -Donna Irwin”

— Donna Irwin

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

— Mark Davis

I don't hate anything about Texas. I love my state. I love my area. It's like home.

— Megan Thee Stallion

“If the Texans had kept out of my country, there might have been peace. But that which you now say we must live on…

— Ten Bears Comanche Nation

Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all else, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word.

— John Steinbeck

Texas is still resistant to Howard Johnsons, interstate highways and some forms of phoniness. It is the place least likely to become a replica…

— Molly Ivins