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

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.

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.

God bless little children while they're still too young to hate.

With faith, I love without any fear.

He who loses wealth loses much he who loses a friend loses more but he that loses his courage loses all.

Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.

Our greatest priority as Christian parents is to gradually transfer our children's dependence away from us until it rests solely on God.

When I was 13, when I was 14, when I was in England, yeah all I wanted to do was go and see The Who, go and see The Stones.

What does this mean 'mailer daemon'? Satan, are you messing with the e-mail system already?

The Oscar prestige was fine, but I worked more before I was nominated.

I put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church.

Just like that, with one phone call, she was a daughter again.

Shyness is nice, but shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life that you'd like to.