And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollarSpend it fast as I can for a wailin' song and a good guitarThe only things that I understand, oh yeah.

Joy to the world All the boys and girls now Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea Joy to you and me

Oklahoma is the cultural center of the universe.

If there is any truth to reincarnation, this must be my first trip through, 'cause I don't recognize anything.

Well I've never been to England But I kind of like the Beatles.

I believe in JesusAn' what the Bible saidAn' I am fairly certainHe had himself a heavy head.He scared the lyin' peopleSo bad, they hung him deadAn' they never even listenedTo what he really said.

You know, I've seen a lot of people walkin' 'roundWith tombstones in their eyesBut the pusher don't careAh, if you live or if you die

Work your fingers to the bone and what do you get? Boney fingers.

I know it's wrong, but I'm weak.

Well, I never been to HeavenBut I been to OklahomaWell, they tell me I was born thereBut I really don't rememberIn Oklahoma, not ArizonaWhat does it matter, what does it matter?

You know I've smoked a lot of grassO' Lord, I've popped a lot of pillsBut I never touched nothin'That my spirit could kill.

And don’t forget, if you are very intelligent but load yourself with bad characters, nobody will follow you.

Be the love of your love, not the slave of your love.

What comes from sorrow, watered by tears, grows something of beauty. A salt garden. And so this I leave behind. A harvest for those who find their way into my life and I into theirs.

For me, I just like to cut out bread. I like to keep the good carbs in my diet - I love pasta and Italian food - but I try to eat just that on the weekends and cut out carbs during the week.

The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too little originality.

Really. Is there anything nice to be said about other people's vacations?

You ever wonder if Adam and Eve were just the puppies God dumped because they wouldn't house-train?

Empathy is the greatest virtue. From it, all virtues flow. Without it, all virtues are an act.

Harvard gave me an education, but Junior Chamber gave me an education for life.

There is nothing for me to be sour about. What you got to understand is that I'm a military man. We usually do my shift for four or five years and then you got to move on.