Tommy Lee Jones

"Create turf, save water. Those are the two main principles. And, you know, keep everything alive. Maintain a game habitat. Thats important so that you have an entire system at work. Cattle are going to do better, oddly enough, if the birds are doing good and the deer are doing good. You try to manage the whole thing."

"Im one of those people who feels that agriculture is a creative act. Its a very fine art — thats the way I approach it."

"I refuse to be pessimistic. I dont believe in it. I hope that we can find a way to keep from destroying the earth."

"Im really concerned about the quality of education in the United States. I think its going down, and I dont think we spend enough money on it. Its unhealthy for our society that we remove ourselves more and more every day from books, from reading, from writing. All areas of education need more emphasis. I think were a bit lazy here in America. I believe in the ideal of the classic liberal education, and I also think athletics are very important to the education of young people."

"The old-timers thought, Well, fires bad; well get rid of it. That was certainly a mistake. We have to get it back into the system somehow, in safe, controlled ways. Thats what Im into now."

"It makes me feel like a very special person, that Im able to make my living with my imagination. I developed a big respect for my calling while I was in school, and it remains with me to this day."