James A. Michener Quotes

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.

Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class.

Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.'

As you may know, I'm a native Texan. In fact I'm a fifth generation Texan.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

Saying you're from Texas makes you kind of proud.

I want everyone to look back and think that I was awesome.

Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.

Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word ... A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner.

I expect people that come to the studio to work to come with the same energy I come with. If I see less than that, I get very strong about, if you want to do this, come with a sense of pride, come with eagerness and anxiety.

I don't hate anything about Texas. I love my state. I love my area. It's like home.

A lot of my family is from Texas, stuff like that, so I was always in Texas, and when you grow up in Texas, around Texas, you want to go to the biggest Texas school, and UT was that.

One thing that I've learned is that you don't have to be a prima donna or think you are better than other people in order to succeed.

I think I'm the greatest chick in the game, and I expect all the others to feel the same way. If not, you're in the wrong profession.

I like to look good. I'm well-respected, and I demand that - and I don't mind showin' off!

All we did was take what we were and brought it forward. We obviously had a great amount of pride in being from Texas.

I never try to get ahead of myself because there's nothing that bothers me more than cockiness. I don't think that's necessary at all.

I love and respect the West - you can't live in Texas and not do that.

What Texans can dream, Texans can do.

I have never known anyone from Texas, no matter how far they go or what they do, who isn't proud of being from Texas.

I look at life as being cruise director on the Titanic. I may not get there, but I'm going first class.

Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study, and the passionate possession of all Texans.

I want to reach absolute perfection. And I think I can reach it.

Show me someone without an ego, and I'll show you a loser.

Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.