"Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation
in every sense of the word " John Steinbeck
"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" Davey Crockett
"I love Texas because Texas is future-oriented, because Texans think anything
is possible. Texans think big" Senator Phil Gramm
"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
"Texas is neither southern nor western. Texas is Texas" Senator William Blakley
"Texas is the crossroads of the world. Everything here is big" Bobby Lee
"I am forced to conclude that God made Texas on his day off, for pure
entertainment, just to prove that all that diversity could be crammed into one
section of earth by a really top hand" Author Mary Lasswell
There wouldn't be no Alamo,
No Cowboys in the Superbowl:
No "Lonesome Dove", no "Yellow Rose",
If it wasn't for Texas.
I wouldn't be a Willie fan.
Nobody'd swim the Rio Grande.
I wouldn't be an American,
If it wasn't for Texas.
Fort Worth would never cross my mind,
And there'd be no Austin City limits sign.
No Lonestar of any kind.
If it wasn't for Texas.
I'd never've gone to Tennessee,
To sing my songs an' chase my dreams.
Only Heaven knows just where I'd be,
If it wasn't for Texas.
Fort Worth would never cross my mind.
There'd be no Austin City limits sign.
No Lonestar of any kind.
If it wasn't for Texas.
It made me the man I am:
Thank God for my old stompin' ground.
I wouldn't be standin' right here, right now,
If it wasn't for Texas.
If it wasn't for Texas.
If it wasn't for Texas.
-George Strait