Americans Don't Want Cowboys To Be Gay.

Part Of The Trick Of Being Happy Is A Refusal To Allow Oneself To Become Too Nostalgic For The Heady Triumphs Of One's Youth.

I Make My Share Of Mistakes, But One I Never Make Is To Underestimate The Power Of Things. People Imbued From Childhood With The Myth Of The Primacy Of Feeling Seldom Like To Admit They Really Want Things As Much As They Might Want Love, But My Career Has Convinced Me That Plenty Of Them Do. And Some Want Things A Lot Worse Than They Want Love.

Backward Is Just Not A Natural Direction For Americans To Look - Historical Ignorance Remains A National Characteristic.

For The Past Several Centuries The Bonding Power Of The Family Dinner Table Has Been One Of The Few Constants, And Now It's Binding No More. The Potency Of The Media Is Now Stronger Than That Of The Family. The Wonder Is That Families Still Exist At All, Since The Forces Of Modern Life Mainly All Pull People Away From A Family Centered Way Of Life.

Only A Rank Degenerate Would Drive 1,500 Miles Across Texas Without Eating A Chicken Fried Steak.