“If you dig one ditch you better dig two cause the trap you set just may be for you”

“It's easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing -- that's the Lord's test.”

“When people tell me to go fly a kite I tell them to go dig a ditch. They say "why dig a ditch"? I say because I want to be closer to Heaven than you.”

“You may be whatever you resolve to be.”

“Heal the World, make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race, there are people dying, if you care enough for the living, make a better place for you and for me....”

“Ritie, don't worry 'cause you ain't pretty. Plenty pretty women I seen digging ditches or worse. You smart. I swear to God, I rather you have a good mind than a cute behind.”

“Set your goals high, and don't stop until you get there.”