“Politicians and sports coaches both need to be smart enough to master the game, but dumb enough to think it matters.”

“Yay, Old Uns' Smart mastered sicks, miles, seeds, an' made miracles ord'nary, but it din't master one thing, nay, a hunger in the hearts o' humans, yay, a hunger for more.”

“Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it’s important. ”

“We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love.”

“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”

“The learnin' mind is the livin' mind... an' any sort o' smart is truesome smart, old smart or new, high smart or low.”

“Your employers evince great faith in your talents, Mr Ewing, to entrust you with business neccessitating such a long & arduous voyage." I replied that, yes, I was a senior enough notary to be entrusted with my present assignment, but a junior enough scrivener to be obligated to accept the same.”