I know a girl, she been married so many times, she got rice marks all over her face

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.

You do not have to be beautiful.You do not even have to be intelligent.All you have to do is practice kindness, for that is our purpose.

The textbook in question in the infamous Scope's Monkey Trial was partially written by the Harvard educated white supremacist, Charles B. Davenport.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

Don’t do your best, do my best.

Sometimes a thing that's hard is hard because you're doing it wrong. (Point Omega)

Everything in the street today seems soft focus.

It was my first time in Kansas City. In about two or three days I had a gig at a place called The Monroe Inn.

The worst advice a young writer can get is "Write what you know." Imagination is more important than experience.

There is nothing like the occasional outburst of profanity to calm jangled nerves.

In my world, history comes down to language and art.