I danced along a colored wind/ Dangled from a rope of sand

A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.

Don't plant your bad days. They grow into weeks. The weeks grow into months. Before you know it, you got yourself a bad year. Take it from me - choke those little bad days. Choke 'em down to nothing.

We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. We are monkeys with money and guns.

I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.

when your down on your luck and you've lost all your dreams theres nothing like a campfire and a can of beans

I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.

The folks who know the truth aren't talking.... The ones who don't have a clue, you can't shut them up!

You have to keep busy. After all, no dog's ever pissed on a moving car.

When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.

Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it.

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: It comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.

He preferred to give in the light, because whenit was dark, he was afraid his giving would go unnoticed

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.

Love has to be reciprocated for it to be real.

Better may not be as good as the best, but better is surprisingly hard to obtain. And better is actually harder than worse.

Two similar faces, neither of which alone causes laughter, use laughter when they are together, by their resemblance.

He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him

Eventually you'll take the phrases and rhythm patterns you've copped and begin to put your own mark on them

Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.

Granny knew all about bad fortune-telling. It was harder than the real thing. You needed a good imagination.