My theory is if you have a religion, it's a good one. Because some people don't have any at all.

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.

What do you do when your head - your imagination is filled with tales to last a hundred lifetimes?You focus on the really good ones!

Some people find it's easier to hate.

Then it dawned on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.

I wanted a more female point of view.

I was just always the girl that people would come and talk to about their problems, and I still am.

Know this: though love is weak and hate is strong, Yet hate is short, and love is very long.

The best buy by way of management is brains-at any price.

Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be, but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.

I enjoy the sari. I think it's the sexiest garment ever. It shows you the right amount, it covers the right amount, it's extremely versatile, it suits every body type, it suits every face.

I will always be looking back at the things I've gone through, thinking of the struggling people I've seen.