The people of the State of Texas consist principally of men, women, and children, with a sprinkling of cowboys. The weather is very good, thermometer rarely rising above 2,500 degrees in the shade and hardly ever below 212.

That problem has been going on since men and women and their children moved from the plains and into caves. How many times have you heard Howard Cunningham talking to Marian about shopping? Too many. ... Happy Days

Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below.

If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

No wonder, he thought, that the panhandle people were a godly lot, for they lived in sudden, violent atmospheres. Weather kept them humble.

... it was real muggy earlier, hot enough to cook a bear. Anyway, you get used a rapid weather change.