He said, Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces, and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.

If you want people to know what your message is, just sing it.

You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.

Youth is a frame of mind. If you get out there and enjoy it, you can have it at any time of your life.

I had holes in my jeans well before it was fashionable.

Friendships come and go, but families are forever.

I do ballads that say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear, or I do songs about social issues.

There has to be chemistry in a duet, but if you go beyond the point of friendship and attraction, you lose something.

Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.

Here's what I've learned about raising boys... if you keep 'em busy, they're fine. You let 'em get bored, they'll dismantle your house board by board.

I think preconceived ideas or prejudgments are meant to give us an edge whenever we are dealing with others we don’t know or haven’t made the effort to understand.

In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner. Every book you see here has been somebody’s best friend.

Music defines us, for it shapes our souls and minds.

Humor, for me, is really a gate of departure. It's a way of enticing a reader into a poem so that less funny things can take place later. It really is not an end in itself, but a means to an end.

The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.

Managing your time really means managing yourself. If your time is out of control, it means you are out of control.

Night is a curious child, wandering Between earth and sky, creeping In windows and doors, daubing The entire neighborhood With purple paint.

I always think of moments of love with someone I love.

In working with people across the country and around the world, I've come to know that most of us go through times that re-route our prayer life.

I was told when I went for a life-insurance exam when I was 18 that I was not likely to live past 50, so I refused to pay the premium.