J. Boone Quotes

I've never been lost, but I've been a mite bewildered for a few days.

The greatest thing is not to believe in Santa Claus; it is to be Santa Claus.

When we fully realize who God is, we learn that each of us is a child of the King!

I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.

In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners.

A fool with a plan can outsmart a genius with no plan.

Money is to be respected one of the worst things you can do is handle another person's money without respect for how hard it was to earn.

To me, emails are a little bit frustrating. I think that the telephone is much preferred because you get the sound of the voice and the interest and everything else you can't see in an email.

In such a diversity it was impossible I should be disposed to melancholy.

A dollar is not worth as much as you think it is. Your honesty is worth much more.

I'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat.

I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.

Natural gas is the best transportation fuel. It's better than gasoline or diesel. It's cleaner, it's cheaper, and it's domestic. Natural gas is 97 percent domestic fuel, North America.

In the history of America, we've never had an energy plan. We don't even realize the resources that we have available to us.

When you look at a commodities market you need hedgers and speculators. If you don't have one, you don't have a market. That's how it works.

In this situation I was constantly exposed to danger and death.

When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.

I always saw myself as a large stockholder trying to make a difference. I wasn't raiding anybody.

If you're on the right side of the issue, just keep driving until you hear glass breaking. Don't quit.

I don't need any more money.

I'm in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the One-Hit Wonder Wall. I'm still very troubled by the fact that I'm in the hall and my dad isn't.

I would be happy at a piano bar, singing. I just want to home in on being the best singer I can be.

We are members of a vast cosmic orchestra, in which each living instrument is essential to the complementary and harmonious playing of the whole.

A girl should never disguise the fact that she's a girl. It's a lot easier to convince a man that you're a fascinating female if you look the part.

It is quite true - in fact, obvious on the surface - that the vast majority of dramatic shows and comedies, as well, advocate a liberal and humanistic and relativistic lifestyle and concept.

I've always wanted to stay involved with young people. I never bought into the idea that entertainers owe nothing to their audience except a good performance.

When you hear my records today hear a vanilla sounding artist with no black inflection, although I was trying to imitate what I heard.

Ironically, for a few million people in the Far East, I did become an English teacher through my music.

Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P's -- pay, perks, power and prestige -- rather than making profits for shareholders.

Predictability can lead to failure.

Never Googled myself. I use a computer for market quotes and news, but I've never Googled myself. But I have visited their headquarters.

I don't go looking for somewhere to spend my money. You can step on a tube of toothpaste for a week, if you have to. I spend what I need to and give it away.

I never did anything dishonest.

Don't get the idea that I've turned green. My business is making money, and I think this is going to make a lot of money.

If you don't have a refinery operating, it's hard to use oil that's available.

I know what people say, that water's a lot like air. Do you charge for air? Well, of course not. Well, you shouldn't charge for water. Okay, watch what happens you won't have any water

There is no free market for oil.

We're going to have shortages and prices are going to go up. Gasoline is going to be extremely tight for us.

I've been married over 50 years of my life.

I think I have more patience now than I did in the past.

If you can provide the funding and you get the leadership, you'll have a competitive team.

We hope we're better. The reality is we had a pretty darn good team last year. But you can't just throw your gloves out there and be good again. We want to take that next step as a team.

Derek (Jeter) told me the ghosts would show up eventually!

There is no better time than right now to start your own "family tradition" of helping needy children.

I'm a big singer. I really love it.

There's something about me that makes a lot of people want to throw up.

I believe - figuratively, but in a very real way - we need to tent the White House!

The thing is that I had no fear; no anxiety. I had this peace come over me and I just knew that word from the Lord was truth.

When you are hunting elephants, don't get distracted chasing rabbits.

I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.