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" Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true. "

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" 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. "

" What has changed is that nothing has changed... that's what has made me more unhappy than everything else. "

" You could make any song sound creepy if you wanted. It's all about the inflection. "

" I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth. "

" But if you think of all the people who don't like me, just think of all the millions who've never heard of me! "

" I text and email my friends and family a lot, but that's about the extent of my high-tech-etude. "

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" My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down - but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let's all have another round. "

" 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. "

" When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. "

" I like to stick with music I know I can play. I love classical, but I don't think I could ever play it. I'm just not qualified. "

" I believe that all roads lead to the same place - and that is wherever all roads lead to. "

" Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I'm in a bus for 22 hours. It's not hard for me to look out the window and tell a joke here and there. "

" I like to play small clubs. "

" You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it. "

" I'm not prejudiced in any way that I can think of. That's just not the guy I am. "

" I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control. "

" 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. "

" You want to be a good parent and you want to be a friend, and it's hard to be both. You have to balance it as well as you can. "

" I think I'm basically the same guy I always was. Maybe I've learned, through experience, to rein in some of the anger and temper they say redheads normally have. "

" 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. "

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

" If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves. "

" I grew up across the street from, you know, the Villarias, which was a great Mexican family there. In fact, there was three houses right across the street from me. So, day and night, I listened to Mexican music, and I'm sure, you know, my guitar playing, singing, writing, whatever, has a lot of Mexican flavor there, but it comes natural. "

" Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless. "

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

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

" I didn't come here and I ain't leavin'. "