Eluding Texas Quotes

I'm from Texas, and Texas has a reputation that far precedes actual Texas, and it is irritating sometimes. ~ Allison Tolman

The grandest forms of active force
From Tao come, their only source.
Who can of Tao the nature tell?
Our sight it flies, our touch as well.
Eluding sight, eluding touch,
The forms of things all in it crouch;
Eluding touch, eluding sight,
There are their semblances, all right.
Profound it is, dark and obscure;
Things' essences all there endure.
Those essences the truth enfold
Of what, when seen, shall then be told.
Now it is so; 'twas so of old.
Its name--what passes not away;
So, in their beautiful array,
Things form and never know decay. ~ Lao-Tzu

I'm always going to live in Texas. Texas is my home - it'll be my home forever. ~ Kelly Clarkson

No matter where you go in East Texas, 'Deep' East Texas is always about twenty miles further in than wherever you are. ~ Markham Shaw Pyle

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

Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas in the long run. ~ Ian Frazier

Texas has a lot of electrical votes. [During an election campaign, after George Bush stated that Texas was important to the election] ~ Yogi Berra

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

To give you an idea about how old I'm getting, we had some family living in Texas for a while, and we went to the Texas museum at the University of Texas in Austin, and they had this whole Texas Instruments section, and my Speak & Spell was an exhibit in the museum. ~ Christopher Gorham

Coaching at Texas and playing at the University of Oklahoma, I had the opportunity to see a lot of guys in Texas - Texas lettermen - who I played against. ~ Darrell Royal

In my district back in Texas, significant because we have a big solar panel production plant in Keller, Texas, we have a wind turbine plant in Gainesville, Texas, up in Cook Country. ~ Michael Burgess

All my ex's live in Texas, And Texas is the place I'd dearly love to be, But all my ex's live in Texas, Therefore I reside in Tennessee ~ George Strait

Let us have Texas, the Empire State, governed by the people; not Texas, the truck-patch, ruled by corporate lobbyists. ~ James Stephen Hogg

Take Texas the way Texas takes bourbon. Straight. It goes down easier. ~ Edna Ferber

That the Texas Legislature, that the Texas school boards, the Texas teachers, we collectively know best how to educate our children, rather than some bureaucrat in Washington. ~ Rick Perry

The definition of insanity in Texas is so insane that it's impossible to be insane in Texas. ~ Malcolm McDowell

Dr. Tom had said that Texas was the only place he had ever found that, when it killed you, it didn't forget about you. ~ Kathleen Kent

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

I'm from Texas, we fry everything. ~ Selena

The Left despises Texas, with its stellar record of job growth; Texas, with its strong support for traditional marriage and the sanctity of life; Texas, the root of the conservative tree. Should the Left succeed in its attempt to turn Texas purple, America could turn permanently blue. ~ Ben Shapiro

Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970. ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg

If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell ~ Philip Henry Sheridan

I got treated very badly in Texas. They don't treat beatniks too good in Texas. Port Arthur people thought I was a beatnik, though they'd never seen one and neither had I. ~ Janis Joplin

I was just down in Dallas, Texas ... the Assassination Museum ... it's really accurate, you know, 'cause Oswald's not in it. ~ Bill Hicks

Texas created more jobs in 2008 than the rest of the states - combined. ~ Rick Perry

George is the best little dishwasher in Texas. ~ Barbara Bush

When you're down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king. ~ Waylon Jennings

The best of Texas is yet to come. ~ Wendy Davis

America can enjoy a vital, fully functioning government, with all the benefits provided by Texas, while reducing Texas at the same time. ~ Ian Frazier

Texas liberals are the camels of good news. We can cross entire deserts between oases. ~ Molly Ivins

After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season. ~ Jim Evans

He bought me so many orchids that I looked like a well-kept grave. ~ Texas Guinan

A house panel in Texas has approved full marijuana legalization for the state. Yeah, meaning Texas could go from having dude ranches to 'Dude, ranches.' ~ Jimmy Fallon

You can take the girl out of Texas but not the Texas out of the girl and ultimately not the girl out of Texas. ~ Janine Turner

I'm a Texas girl, with a California soul. ~ Crystal Woods

In Texas, we have the death penalty, and we use it. That's right. If you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back. ~ Ron White

No one has ever accused Texas of being in the vanguard of social progress. This is the most macho state in the U.S. of A. By lore, legend, and fact, Texas is 'hell' on women and horses. ~ Molly Ivins

But that's the thing about East Texas. Red dirt never quite washes out, and pine pollen is tenacious as original sin. You can leave East Texas, for Houston, for the Metroplex, for the Commonwealth, for New York, or Bonn or Tokyo or Kowloon; but you can never quite leave it behind. ~ Markham Shaw Pyle

My aunt is a newscaster in Lubbock, Texas, and she got a letter that said, 'Natalie Maines will be shot dead at their show in Dallas, Texas,' with the date of our concert. It was freaky to see that in writing. ~ Natalie Maines

The Texas Defensive Driving School is an innovative Texas online defensive driving course that provides students the opportunity to remove a traffic ticket. A Texas Defensive Driving School is approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to provide online defensive driving instruction in the state of Texas. A The cost of the Texas Defensive driving online course is $25, which is the lowest price allowed by law. A The Texas Defensive Driving School online course has been developed using 100% Flash based videos and is engaging as well as educational. A Because we have included short end of chapter quizzes in the course, no final exam is required. A In addition, because the course is based on Flash based videos, there is no boring reading of endless pages of text. ~ Gary Hensley

Texas' and America's farmers are suffering. As the Member of Congress representing the 10th Congressional District of Texas, I have traveled throughout our area and have seen first-hand how the drought has affected our agricultural communities. ~ Michael McCaul

The states that have large in-migrations of Hispanics are Florida, Texas and California. And Florida and Texas are way above average in educational achievement, while California's the lowest, just about. ~ Arthur Laffer

Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna dead, would just be another dead Mexican. ~ Sam Houston

I was always proud about being from Texas and, you know, maybe that was part of fearlessness. I love the fact that Texas is so big, but you don't feel small because of that. ~ Sissy Spacek

I'm South American, and growing up in New York, I had the total stereotypical way of thinking of what Texas was about. I'm like, Texas. Big. Cows. Cowboys. Cowboy hats and cowboy boots. And barbeque. ~ Paula Garces

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

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

Texas is dicktown. No basement in the alamo. I didnt capitalize that on purpose. ~ CM Punk

I started as a news photographer at the University Of Texas' Daily Texan. ~ Berkeley Breathed

Texas has no system in place, and what you have is chaos. ~ Steven Hall

Texas Red is about the biggest blues hellraiser you'll ever meet ... ~ Bob Corritore

Everything I ever will be is because of Texas A&M University. ~ John Sharp

Hunting is a family thing for me, and it's a Texas thing. We have a lot of land in Texas that's been in our family for 12 generations. ~ Eva Longoria

He was the deadliest man in Texas, on that they all agreed. ~ James Carlos Blake

Trip Advisor: Travel America with Haiku [Texas]
Grackles roosting,
sentinels on miles of phone line.
Don't Mess with Texas.

Austin rush hour, "Go
down Mopac. You don't wanna
mess with I-35."

Athens, Texas,
Blackeyed Pea Capital of the World.
Yup, just another shithole.

Killeen, Texas,
Kill City, Boyz from Fort Hood.
Spending every paycheck.

Texas A&M;,
Aggies football, the wired 12th man.
Too lazy to plant in the Spring.

Fredericksburg, Texas.
Polka Capital of Texas but
I could swear I saw Hitler there.

Ft. Worth, Texas,
Where the West Begins and
a great place to leave.

San Antonio, Texas,
Fiesta! Alamo City! Northstar Mall!
I've been to better tourist traps.

Dallas, Texas,
D-Town, City of Hate.
Don't miss the Galleria.

Lubbock, Texas,
Oil wells, Hub of the Plains.
Stinks like an armpit.

Waco, Texas,
The Buckle of the Bible Belt.
Lossen it up a notch.

Neck dragon tattoo, piercings,
purple haired kindergarten teacher.
Keep Austin weird. ~ Beryl Dov

I think of Texas as the laboratory for bad government. ~ Molly Ivins

If you kill someone in Texas, we'll kill ya back. ~ Ron White

When a lady accessorizes in here in Texas, she's selecting caliber, not color. ~ Ron Brackin

Between Ron Paul and Rick Perry, I think the lesson is don't get sick in Texas. ~ Bill Maher

A good pard is always close by when you're in a tight squeeze.
Dn't let ~ Texas Bix Bender

Like most passionate nations, Texas has its own history based on, but not limited by, facts. ~ John Steinbeck

On the music side, I'm a cross between maybe that Texas songwriter and that Tom Petty feel. ~ Bryan Hayes

I'm a small-town kid from Kerrville, Texas. ~ Johnny Manziel

Marriage is all right, but I think it's carrying love a little bit too far. ~ Texas Guinan

Remain independent of any source of income that will deprive you of your personal liberties. ~ Texas Bix Bender

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada at least a huge taco. ~ Dan Rather

They're really competitive at drama in Texas. ~ Lynn Collins

Mostly, Texas women are tough in some very fundamental ways. Not unfeminine, nor necessarily unladylike, just tough! ~ Molly Ivins

There's a lot more to ridin' a horse than just sittin' in the saddle and lettin' yer feet hang down. ~ Texas Bix Bender

McKinney, Texas is the number one place to live in the country. It's certainly the number place to live in Texas according to Forbes and all these other. Wonderfully integrated, it's upscale. ~ Geraldo Rivera

Most folks are like a barb-wire fence. They have their good points. ~ Texas Bix Bender

I grew up in a town outside of Waco, Texas, and we had 30 acres. ~ Jesse Plemons

I mean to say that Congress can hereafter decide whether any states, slave or free, can be framed out of Texas. If they should never be framed out of Texas, they never could be admitted. ~ William H. Seward

Saskatchewan is much like Texas - except it's more friendly to the United States. ~ Adlai Stevenson

Australia is really a lot like Texas if Texas were mad at you and drunk and maybe had a knife. ~ Jenny Lawson

There is no other human activity that depends so much on chance as love. ~ Texas Bix Bender Gladiola Montana

Took your car, drove to Texas. Sorry honey, but I suspected, you and I can't cry anymore. ~ Sheryl Crow

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

Being from Texas, acting or music isn't really a thing to do. ~ Tony Oller

I came from a family in Texas who simply never spoke about money. ~ Jim Parsons

Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America. ~ John Steinbeck

I lived in Texas for 10 years. ~ John Hawkes

The Republic of Texas is no more. ~ Anson Jones

The sky in Texas is the most amazing sky in the whole country, I think, like you can see more sky in Texas than you can see anywhere else in the world. ~ Idina Menzel

Life is just a big game of Texas hold'em, unexpected things may arise that may suite you or destroy you. You gotta make the best of the cards your dealt, adjust accordingly, and always understand that you control your decisions. ~ Mustafa Said

I was in prison for a charge in Texas, murder one. Back in the '70s in Texas, I was there. I heard the shot. I was in the car. ~ Duane Chapman

I've worn some particularly baggy jeans and cowboys boot combinations after coming back from Austin, Texas. This was ill-advised. ~ Jamie Cullum

My mom is from Texas, but I was raised in Florida. ~ Kate Upton

Country music is worldwide - it's not just Nashville and Texas. ~ Robin Zander

Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians. ~ Jessica Savitch

For me, it is just the total experience - from the time I first started as an assistant coach until I wound up at the University of Texas for 20 years. ~ Darrell Royal

I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one ~ Bill Moyers

NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Where else but in Texas would men set up to administer space? ~ James Cameron

Makes me want to go to leave the United States and go to a more sensible place, like Texas. ~ Greg Gutfeld

The good teachers are bailing out. Education is very important ... This should be the centerpiece on the table of Texas. ~ Kinky Friedman

We believe in honoring our mothers and fathers and keeping our smallest residents - our children - healthy. The politicians in charge of Texas now clearly don't. Perry has refused to even consider expanding health care coverage in Texas because he cares more about scoring political points than he does about our Texas families. ~ Wendy Davis

The president took the advice of my East Texas grandmother: If you can skin a cat without getting the room all bloody, why not do it that way? ~ Richard Land

The real lowdown on gardening is ... dirt. ~ Texas Bix Bender

But a major factor in the discontent of Americans came with the decree of April 6, 1830, when the Mexican government in essence banned further American immigration into Texas and tried to control slavery. (For an account of how Texans opposed this decree at Fort Anahuac, see Texas History Features on the Texas Almanac website.) Austin protested that the prohibition against American immigration would not stop the flow of Anglos into Texas; it would stop only stable, prosperous Americans from coming. Austin's predictions were fulfilled. Illegal immigrants continued to come. By 1836, the estimated number of people in Texas had reached 35,000. ~ Elizabeth Cruce Alvarez

One thing about Texas people, they're very passionate about their Rock N' Roll, and I love it. ~ Steven Adler