I have had hundreds of people work for me over the years, and I don't think I ever fired anybody.

I have my own religion. I'm sort of one-quarter Baptist, one-quarter Catholic, one-quarter Jewish.

I'm a very comfortable and happy-go-lucky old man. I never wanted to be great, because I'd just get worried.

Whiskey's to tough, Champagne costs too much, Vodka puts my mouth in gear. I hope this refrain, Will help me explain, As a matter of fact, I like beer.

The best compliment I ever had is, one day I was in Nashville, some disc jockey said, Hey, that sounds like a Tom T. Hall song. Up until then there hadn't been any such thing.

I love winners when they cry, losers when they try.

Make your melodies simple enough so that the average person can hum them.

I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups, bourbon in a glass, and grass.

When I first got to Nashville, somebody said that [Kris Kristofferson and I] were the only two people who could describe Dolly Parton without using their hands.

I took up a sort of a hobby of just hanging around the local library. I'd pick out an author and I would read all their books.

After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect.

That is fundamentally the only courage which is demanded of us: to be brave in the face of the strangest, most singular and most inexplicable things that can befall us

Oh my God, is it a bear?” Ian’s yell from across the camp made Snow stop. Then he choked as laughter spilled from his throat. “It’s not a bear, Ian, ” Rowe yelled. “It’s just Snow. Gettin’ some.

I resist when someone calls me a novelist: it implies some kind of inherent superiority of the novel. I'm not a novelist, I'm a writer.

For those who are not hungry, it is easy to palaver about the degradation of charity.

I am safe when i express my feelings. I can be serene in any situation

It is Martin King who taught that a real moral struggle seeks to win partners, not to leave victims.

The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery. Until you find yourself you will always be someone else. Become yourself.

The German chancellor said that our president lives in a different world. I believe he lives in a very real world.

Lord knows, if it's on the internet, it's got to be true!

Bad reviews come with everything. I've been getting them my whole life.