If there is any truth to reincarnation, this must be my first trip through, 'cause I don't recognize anything.

Joy to the world All the boys and girls now Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea Joy to you and me

Oklahoma is the cultural center of the universe.

Well I've never been to England But I kind of like the Beatles.

I believe in JesusAn' what the Bible saidAn' I am fairly certainHe had himself a heavy head.He scared the lyin' peopleSo bad, they hung him deadAn' they never even listenedTo what he really said.

You know, I've seen a lot of people walkin' 'roundWith tombstones in their eyesBut the pusher don't careAh, if you live or if you die

Work your fingers to the bone and what do you get? Boney fingers.

I know it's wrong, but I'm weak.

Well, I never been to HeavenBut I been to OklahomaWell, they tell me I was born thereBut I really don't rememberIn Oklahoma, not ArizonaWhat does it matter, what does it matter?

You know I've smoked a lot of grassO' Lord, I've popped a lot of pillsBut I never touched nothin'That my spirit could kill.

Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no goodBut I'm just a natural born travelin' manDoin' what I think I should, oh yeahDoin' what I think I should.

Criminologists have documented that the amount of coverage a crime victim receives affects how much attention police devote to the case and the willingness of prosecutors to accept plea bargains.

You can’t afford not to manage your brand.

Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.

Man must endure his going hence.

The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticise others.

Music and love are the only accomplishments of humanity which do not, in an absolute sense, have to be called attempts with unsuitable means.

Surely one may as profitably be soaked in the juices of a swamp for one day as pick his way dry-shod over sand. Cold and damp ? are they not as rich experience as warmth and dryness?

A lot of people ask me why I don't expand and explore other musical areas, but I like the plain three- and four-chord rock-and-roll that I call the the semi-blues.

People come to see the players. Nobody ever bought a ticket to see a manager.

Desert being the essential condition of praise, there can be no reality in the one without the other.