Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow.

It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.

I've a grand memory for forgetting.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

I make smart food choices. I love food, especially fish, chicken, and beef.

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

In Dallas, life is a little slower. It's a little more day-to-day routine. It's just a simpler life. At the end of the day, I love Texas girls, and I kind of relate to them.

I always wanted to do things on my own terms, and unfortunately in this industry, that's not something that is easily given. You're at the mercy of other people, but then you still have that drive to continue on. That's an equation for a lot of heartbreak.