Texas Lampshades

The gun is not out of Irish politics. - Ian Paisley

A proverb is much light condensed in one flash. - Simmons

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. - James Keller

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. - Christopher Columbus

Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light. - Groucho Marx

In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing'. - Ross Perot

It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. - Chinese Proverb

Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? - Mae West

Abbreviation: An inordinately long word in light of its meaning - Daffynitions joe-ks.com

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. - Rabindranath Tagore

Managers light a fire under people; leaders light a fire in people. - Kathy Austin

If we shouldn't eat at night, why is there a light in the fridge? - Unknown

If I could light my own farts I could fly to the moon or at least Uranus. - Robin Williams

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. - Desmond Tutu

How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb? How many can you afford? - Blanche Knott

Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt. - Margaret Deland

How can you look at the Texas legislature and still believe in intelligent design? - Kinky Friedman

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. - Anton Chekhov

When I take a gun in hand, the safest place for a pheasant is just opposite the muzzle. - Sydney Smith

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come. - Rabindranath Tagore

I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it. - Ann Richards

Like trying a man's finger for having pulled the trigger of a gun which murdered someone. - Malcolm Muggeridge

The less I know about a subject, the more confidence I have; and the more light I throw on it. - Mark Twain

I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control. - Willie Nelson

Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me. - Robin Wright

The difference between a gun and a tree is a difference of tempo. The tree explodes every spring. - Ezra Pound

When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas. - Rick Perry

You can take the girl out of Texas but not the Texas out of the girl and ultimately not the girl out of Texas. - Janine Turner

I exercise at least five times a week with stretching, Pilates, push-ups, planks, sit-ups, squats and light weights. - Reba McEntire

Remembering that each of us will take our turns in darkness and in light, let us be light for one another when the darkness falls. - Unknown

You don't have to say everything to be a light. Sometimes a fire built on a hill will bring interested people to your campfire. - Shannon L. Alder

You can imagine me as a kid growing up in redneck Texas with ballet shoes, tucking the violin under my arm. I had to fight my way up. - Patrick Swayze

Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns. - John Leonard

My candle burns at both ends,
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -
It gives a lovely light! - Edna St Vincent Millay

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind. - Albert Schweitzer

The light of a new day always chases the shadows of the night away, and shows us that the shape of our fears is only the ghost of our own minds. - Terry Goodkind

To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest. - Joe-kster

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. - Albert Schweitzer

The sky in Texas is the most amazing sky in the whole country, I think, like you can see more sky in Texas than you can see anywhere else in the world. - dina Menzel

Americans are incredibly impatient. Someone once said that the shortest period of time in America is the time between when the light turns green and when you hear the first horn honk. - Jim Rohn