I was quite a reader before I became a writer.

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.

Are all firefighters as hot as you?

The decision you will take today has the power to redefine your past and redesign your future.

You make me feel like I have wings when you touch me.

It's man's to fight, but heaven's to give success.

I think it's absolutely a blessing when you just know what your purpose is and your destiny. I don't think it's a curse at all.

Having a sense of purpose in life is the best way to avoid dispair.

Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.

I'm not trying to recapture anything. It's really about moving forward. I don't have much reverence for what I've done in the past.

I didn't come to Hollywood. Hollywood came to me. A lot of people wish they could say the things I say. Everyone out here is so phony, it's sickening.

Took an oath, I'ma stick it out to the end.