I always like story songs, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, Mel Tillis, Red Stegall, when they'd do their story songs. I was totally enthralled.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.

Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.

Again its time to pray for peace.

If you want to succeed in life...you must pick 3 bones to carry with you at all times: a wish bone, a backbone, and a funny bone.

It's very important to surround yourself with people you can learn from.

Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.

It's funny how many people will come to Vegas to see your show where they might not come out to see you unless you come to their hometown.

Life's supposed to be about making the path a little gentler for those traveling behind you.

Make sure you're always giving, way more than you're taking

We are all brothers under the skin - and I, for one, would be willing to skin humanity to prove it.

Certain barriers do require a critical mass of action at the right time to overcome the inertia that is greater than incremental change.

I'm less worried about accomplishment - as younger people always can't help but be - and more concerned with spending my time well, spending time with my family, and reading, learning things.

Why did the regime put me in prison in the first place? I was put in prison for six years and it has been all illegal.

Guilt. It comes naturally to me as a Jew and a Liberal.

So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying three INSIDES.

Of necessity, we made the discovery that it is easier to turn poets into business journalists than to turn bookkeepers into writers.

When does a building actually become a built?

When I became leader, I made very clear I was not going to choose the easy life. I have always taken risks. I don't like comfort-zone politics.

You all right?" Diana let out a deep breath. "Ask me again when I'm not praying.