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" I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money. "

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" Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play. "

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" Great songs stand out wherever they're from. "

" I was born in Abbott, Texas, a little small town in central Texas, and I was raised by my grandparents. And my parents divorced when I was six months old, and my grandparents raised me. "

" The first time I got onstage was when I was about 5 years old. It was at a church social, and I had a poem to recite. "

" Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn't hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes back much more forceful than you send it out. "

" All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty good at that stuff. And I'm proud of them, but I don't really keep up with it. "

" It doesn't hurt to feel sad from time to time. "

From Time To Time

" We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it. "

" I think most people realize that our problems are our government, not me and you individually, except that we can - must have some sort of responsibility, because they're in there and they were elected, so we have to defend ourselves on those lines. "

" When I was about 12, I had my first paying gig - 8 dollars to play rhythm guitar in a polka band. Pretty soon, I ended up playing in all the bars within driving distance of Abbott, Texas. "

" Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach. "

" I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. "

" I would like to see more airplay for all artists, no matter what age. I think there's a lot of money being spent toward the young guys, but a lot of the older guys are the ones who blazed the trail for those young guys. "

" I just enjoy both working and not working. "

" I just enjoy both working and not working. And fortunately, I work enough where I get that out of my system, and then we take a few days off, take a rest. "

" I don't like to think too far ahead. "

" Everything about Sinatra was good. He had the ability to pick great songs, and once Sinatra had sung them, that pretty much was it. He pretty much put his stamp on everything. "

" I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields. "

" The whole house came up and I came up with it... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me. "

" You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. "

" When I see someone I think is cool, he's a pretty well-adjusted individual. He's not too affected one way or the other by what's happening, no matter what's going through his mind. "

" Since I was a kid, music was what I wanted to do. I thought I could make it by my own talents. That's what I wanted to prove. "

" I got along without you before I met you and I'll get along without you a long time after you're gone. "

" We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week. "

" There are only so many notes so there must be only so many melodies. "