Famous Texas Quotes and Texas Sayings

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Famous and Fun Texas Quotes about the Texan pride

“Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word.” – John Steinbeck “If a man’s from Texas, he’ll tell you. If he’s not, why embarrass him by asking?” – John Gunther “Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.” ~Sam Houston

Quotes on Texas size

“What you northerners never appreciate is that Texas is so big that you can live your life within its limits and never give a damn about what anyone in Boston or San Francisco thinks.” – James Michener “No matter where you go in East Texas, ‘Deep’ East Texas is always about twenty miles further in than wherever you are.” – Markham Shaw Pyle

Famous Texas Sayings

“They hung the wrong horse thief.” – for when something goes wrong. “So rich they can eat fried chicken all week long.” – yes, fried chicken is where all the moolah’s at! “This ain’t my first rodeo.” – when you’re really experienced at something! “He’ll eat anything that don’t eat him first” – pretty self-explanatory!

Quotes on the Cowboy Lifestyle and Texas lifestyle

“Being from Texas, I would say I favor a pair of jeans you can wear some boots with.” -Jensen Ackles “In Texas, we practically come out of the womb in jeans.” -Kelly Clarkson “Texans ain’t Texans if they aren’t willing to boast about the state they call home.” ~Anon

Texas Girl Quotes

Need Texas sayings about girls from Texas? Here you go! “I’m a Texas girl.” – Hayley Orrantia “I have a good friend who’s a Texas girl; Texas girls are a whole different breed.” – John Cusack

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