Me and Jesus got our own thing going on. We don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about.

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.

The best can never stop coming because there are always better ways of being the best.

The way we assess time as humans determines what we become

Find gratitude in the little things and your well of gratitude will never run dry.

Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance.

The greatness of the world in which we live is the accumulated goodness of many small and seemingly inconsequential acts.

'Tis social converse, animates the soul.

You can only be loved to the extent that you are known.

Temporis ars medicina fere est. Time is generally the best medicine.

As press secretary, I spent countless hours defending the administration from the podium in the White House briefing room.

There is peace and rest and comfort in sorrow