They say California's the big burrito; Texas is a big taco right now. We want to follow that through. Florida is a big tamale.

Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.

I'm a big taco fan.

Covering the civil-rights movement was a mind- and eye-opener for me. Houston was a segregated society, as was Texas as a whole - some of it by law, a lot of it by fear and tradition. But there was no violence where I lived, and if there was hate, it was either concealed from me or I just didn't recognize it.

Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate or reliable than my grandmother's big toe was when it came to predicting the weather.

Usually, it's Texas and California and Florida. But you look at this roster and you have 'em from everywhere.