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" I'm a farmer! We have a farm that's part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Maui, and we raise macadamia nuts. "
Jim Nabors
Farm
Farmer
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" I'm very happy that I've had a partner of 38 years, and I feel very blessed. And, what can I tell you, I'm just very happy. "
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" I guess I like to sing more than just about anything else in the world. "
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" I was smart or lucky or both. I saved my money. I was on TV for 10 years, and then I spent eight more years on the road. Working on the road is where you really can save money if you put your mind to it. "
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" I had a liver transplant, then I had a pacemaker put in, then I had a new knee put it, then I had a heart valve put in. I'm almost brand new. I have a lot of new parts. "
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" Ray Aghayan told me to be more flamboyant, but I have to be me. "
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" Making a success in show business is like getting a big promotion on a job. You get more prestige, more authority, more money - and you also get longer hours, more work, and more responsibility. It evens out. "
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" A mother and a little boy were walking along, and I could tell the minute the recognition hit the little boy. As he walked by holding his mother's hand, he said in a real loud voice, 'Look, Mother. There goes an old Gomer Pyle.' "
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" Even though I've got quite a bit of singing experience, I still get nervous when stretchin' my pipes. "
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" An inevitable question asked of a performer who has made a modest success of his career is, 'How has success changed you?' It's a loaded question because it automatically assumes that there has been a change. And, in a sense, the assumption is a correct one. Basically, however, most people remain pretty much the same. "
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" It's always good to be home. "
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" I really never watched myself on TV. "
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" I'm far happier now than when it seemed I was on the cover of every magazine in the land. "
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" Kids are more rewarding than anything in life. They are the most enthusiastic, honest people in the world. And so beautiful. They look at me like an old friend. "
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" Most people thought Gomer was stupid, dumb, a real klutz. But you study him, he really wasn't any of those things. Gomer just didn't want to see bad in anybody; you could never get him mad. "
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" I could go on all night about my wonderful experiences. "
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" Life for my family was a real struggle, as it was for most in those farming communities in Alabama. "
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" I sang in the glee club and church choir, but I never sang a solo. I never thought of myself as a singer, and that might have crossed your mind, too. "
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" When I went to Vietnam in 1971 with Bob Hope, we went to Da Nang, which was a Marine base. I just have to say it was one of the biggest thrills I have ever had. "
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" My life hasn't been the norm. The most interesting parts are before I got into show business. "
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" I visited Minnie Pearl's home down in Nashville, and I liked it so much I asked the same man to help fix up my place. "
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" One thing I've learned is when you find a best friend in this life, you better hang on. "
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" No man has more than a handful of close friends. He may find some of them early in life, some later. "
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" I started singing in college just as a fun thing to entertain. "
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