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" Back then, we didn't know we were poor, and people were more proud then. "

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" The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires. "

" My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him. "

" I refuse to be pushed around anymore. "

" In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent. "

" I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do. "

" I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous. "

" I try to visit people in hospitals when I can, smiling and joking while I'm there. But when I leave, I just start crying. "

" I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers. "

" How do you measure your value? "

" I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me. "

" Who wants to be married to a grandfather? "

" I love people and I love to sing, and that's what keeps me going. "

" My life has run from misery to happiness. "

" When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings. "

" A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know. "

" I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings. "

" You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do. "

" You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess. "