I have horses, I drive a truck, and I wear cowboy boots. First I'm a Texan.
Im not a redneck, Im from Texas.
I am constantly reminded that as Texans, we are exceptional people.
Texans are by nature independent people.
At Odessa we became Texans, and proud of it.
There is a special mystique to Texas. Texans represent many things to the uninitiated: We are bigger than life in our boots and Stetsons, rugged individualists whose two-steppin' has achieved world-wide acclaim, and we were the first to define hospitality.
I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion.
All over the world, people want to know what kind of people Texans are, and I explain that Texans are America's ideal Americans.
I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind, I think everybody everywhere is provincial, but it is particularly striking with Texans, and we tend to be very Texcentric.
When I first arrived in Houston, I was fascinated with the elaborate styles of cowboy boots and thought they were incredibly exotic. They also seemed to be a central part of a specifically 'Texan' identity, one distinct from being 'American.'
Texas mystique (has been) created by the chemistry of the frontier in the crucible of history and forged into an enduring state of heart and mind.
I think being a Texan - we sort of have that extra fire in us as a breed. I just felt like from day one I had something to say and I wanted to make sure people heard me, and it's worked.
My father was a sort of John Wayne Texan who'd worked as a cowboy when he was young. He'd participated in rattlesnake round-ups and swum with copperheads.
I'm a sixth-generation Texan, even though I was born in California.
I serve and answer to the Texans I represent - not the Hollywood elite.
Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all else, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word.
To me, Texas is Austin, a bunch of cool people trying to make a difference.
You don't find anyone like Texans anywhere else in the world.
First buy a cowboy hat and boots. Then you're on your way to being a Texan.
I've achieved many of my dreams, and I want to see that some others get a chance to, especially younger Texans.
Like most passionate nations, Texas has its own history based on, but not limited by, facts.
Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans.
People in my town were not that into reading, but the overblown way Texans told stories was important.
A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner.
