If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries.

I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.

And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so much from people like that.

I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.

I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.

We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and learned to love it. So it stays with me even up to now.

And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice.

I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.

My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.

From ashes I cameTo ashes, I'll return.But tonight I'm contentTo sit here and burn.

Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed.

I fought as a kid. But football is what kept me out of trouble. You could always fight, whether you're in trouble or not

I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader.

The love ofChrist is my prayer-book

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

I am very amazed by the runners out there because I like jog to the garbage can outside sometimes, and I get tired.

The person who still blushes is not yet a degenerate.

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.

Cultivate your garden. Do not depend upon teachers to educate you... follow your own bent, pursue your curiosity bravely, express yourself, make your own harmony.