Lillian Gordy Carter quotes:

Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. I have to - to balance the family ticket.

Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. 1 have to - to balance the family ticket.

I know folks all have a tizzy about it, but I like a little bourbon of an evening. It helps me sleep. I don't much care what they say about it.

Middle age is when a guy keeps turning off lights for economical rather than romantic reasons.

Sure I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself someday.

If I had one wish for my children, it would be that each of them would reach for goals that have meaning for them as individuals.

Marriage ain't easy but nothing that's worth much ever is.

We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgment.

I don't think about risks much. I just do what I want to do. If you gotta go, you gotta go.

I love all my children, but some of them I don't like.

I'm not a homosexual and I don't smoke pot, so what would I say?

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.'