Texan is what you are, not what you were or might be. — Robert Ruark
A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans. — Bill W. Clayton
I think Texans have more fun than the rest of the world — Tommy Tune
Texas is the finest portion of the globe that has ever blessed my vision! — Sam Houston
Texas is the crossroads of the world. Everything here is big. — Bobby Lee
I'm from Texas, and I would love to do an old-fashioned gun-slinging Western. — Jensen Ackles
Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. — Sam Houston
Dallas Cowboys may be America's team, but the Houston Oilers are Texas' team. — Bum Phillips
Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages. — Sam Houston
Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans. — Ed Gillespie
Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States cannot make it without Texas — Sam Houston
Today 25 million Texans can celebrate our liberty, and honor the founding generation of Texans who secured it for us. Happy Texas Independence Day, and God Bless Texas. — John Cornyn
Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken fried steak. — Larry Mcmurtry
I got treated very badly in Texas. They don't treat beatniks too good in Texas. Port Arthur people thought I was a beatnik, though they'd never seen one and neither had I. — Janis Joplin
Short Texan Quotes
The enemy never sees the backs of my Texans! — Robert E. Lee
Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans! — Robert E. Lee
If I owned Texas and Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell. — Philip Sheridan
I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day. — James Dean
The Texan turned out to be good-natured, generous and likable. In three days no one could stand him. — Joseph Heller
I've always gotten along well with Texans. You've got to. — Burt Reynolds
I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it. — Ann Richards
I'm not anti-American. I've lived with Kenny, a Texan, for six years. — George Michael
Only Texans and Jews understand brisket — Anthony Bourdain
Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans. — Edward Hoagland
A man from Iowa or Illinois will say 'I'm from the Middle West'..a Georgian or a Mississipian may admit to being merely a Southerner...but no Texan, given the opportunity, ever said otherwise than 'I'm from Texas'. — J. Frank Dobie
I must say as to what I have seen of Texas it is the garden spot of the world. The best land and the best prospects for health I ever saw, and I do believe it is a fortune to any man to come here. There is a world of country here to settle. — Davy Crockett
Let me explain something you already know. I'm from Texas and we understand the nature of a border. From what I've seen, vigilant Texans are being ordered to stand down and allow criminals to pass. Mr. President, prepare to see Texans ignoring those orders. — Tommy Lee Jones
The foundation for future prosperity is built on the bedrock of good jobs and great schools. We are building a strong foundation one job at a time and one educated Texan at a time. — Rick Perry
They say that Virginia is the mother of Texas. We never knew who the father was, but we kinda suspected Tennessee. — Tex Ritter
It's just that to a lot of British people George Bush represents the worst of all things American. He's the right-wing Christian crusader, the toxic Texan who refused Kyoto, the poll-cheat eel who undermined democracy on the back of something called 'chads,' a notion we've never entirely grasped. — Graham Joyce
In the Steven F. Austin Colony, which was the first colony, Texans first established a provisional government in 1835 with the intention of writing a declaration of independence soon after. — Michael McCaul
I love Texas because Texas is future-oriented, because Texans think anything is possible. Texans think big — Phil Gramm
If you've ever driven across Texas, you know how different one area of the state can be from another. Take El Paso. It looks as much like Dallas as I look like Jack Nicklaus — Lee Trevino
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. — Ann Richards
Texans are the only race of people known to anthropologists who do not depend on breeding for propagation. Like princes and lords, they can be made by breath; plus a big hat-which comparatively few Texans wear. — J. Frank Dobie
I done drew the line. Just like the Alamo. You're either on one side of the line or the other. I don't want to ever leave Texas again. — Bum Phillips
The only people benefiting in Iraq war are George Bush's Jr. friends in the oil industry. He has done the American economy and the global economy an enormous disfavor, but his Texan friends couldn't be happier. — Joseph Stiglitz
I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her. — Sam Houston
When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well. — Randy Neugebauer
Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all else, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word. — John Steinbeck
Asking an eight-year-old girl if something is a little over-the-top is like asking a Texan if there are too many jalapenos in the salsa. The answer is always no." -Liberty Jones — Lisa Kleypas
Texans ignore "better," long ago forgot the useless word "good." Everything in Texas is "best." — Edward Smith
Texans don't bury their failures. They get inspired by them. They take their failures and turn them into rallying cries. Failure inspires Texans to become winners. But that formula is not just the formula for Texans. It is formula for all winners. — Robert Kiyosaki
Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America. — John Steinbeck
Naturally, when it comes to voting, we in Texas are accustomed to discerning that fine hair’s-breadth worth of difference that makes one hopeless dipstick slightly less awful than the other. But it does raise the question: Why bother? — Molly Ivins
You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans. — George Carlin
What has six balls and screws Texans? The Texas Lottery. — Kinky Friedman
Our community in North Texas is fortunate to have two thriving airports. We serve millions of satisfied customers and employ hundreds of thousands of North Texans. We should not jeopardize that which is working well already. — Michael Burgess
Certainly people in empty places feel they have the right to do what they want to their property and don't necessarily see the effect of their pollution or pesticides on others. But Texans have an appreciation for water problems and are very aware of the droughts. — Gail Collins
Seahawks beat Cardinals, 58-0. If Patriots beat Texans, 58-0, it will be first time in NFL history there were two 58-0 games in same week. — Norman Chad
Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study, and the passionate possession of all Texans. — John Steinbeck
I'm an American by birth, but I'm a Texan by the Grace of God. — Larry Gatlin
Humanism is not alive and well in Texas. Different colors and types of Texans do not like one another, nor do they pretend to. — Molly Ivins
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. — John Steinbeck
Our community in North Texas is fortunate to have two thriving airports. We serve millions of satisfied customers and employ hundreds of thousands of North Texans. We should not jeopardize that which is working well already. — Michael C. Burgess
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