#oklahoma

In my wildest imagination, I never thought that the fifth of six children born to Helen and Buddy Watts - in a poor black neighborhood, in the poor rural community of Eufaula, Oklahoma - would someday be called Congressman. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#born #buddy #called #children #community

Having grown up in Oklahoma when it was one of the last states which prohibited liquor, I grew up with War On Drugs, where every teenager knew who the bootleggers were. ↗

— Tony Hillerman

#grew #grown #having #i #knew

We've already seen how it's going to come in, in a truck, like it did at Oklahoma City at the Federal building or it's going to come in by plane, like it did at the World Trade Center. ↗

— Richard Drew

#building #center #city #come #did

My favorite musical? I don't. It changes all the time. I'm just a diehard, I'm totally old school, like I'll sit and watch, if they are re-doing Oklahoma in New York, I will be the first one there. ↗

— Trey Parker

#changes #diehard #favorite #first #i

Oh, honey, I'm from Oklahoma! This is who I am - middle-class all the way! ↗

— Annette Bening

#honey #i #i am #middle-class #oh

We must give Oklahoma families the opportunity to thrive and prosper. We must give all Oklahomans the tools necessary to pursue the American dream. And then, we must get out of the way. ↗

— Brad Henry

#american dream #dream #families #get #give

But I was always a bit of a gypsy, anyway. I spent five years at Oklahoma State, five years at Miami and moved on after winning the national championship, and five years with the Cowboys. So, I was ready to move on. We won back-to-back Super Bowls, and I felt that I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish. ↗

— Jimmy Johnson

#accomplished #after #always #anyway #bit

When I was a freshman at Oklahoma in 1946, the game was sold out - and it's been sold out ever since. ↗

— Darrell Royal

#ever #freshman #game #i #oklahoma

Are there any swamps in Oklahoma? Yes, there is. It's called Tulsa. ↗

— Bobby Heenan

#called #oklahoma #swamps #yes

Oklahoma is very beautiful, and Eric loves beauty, but he already has that in you. ↗

— Charlaine Harris

#oklahoma #sookie-stackhouse #beauty