Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind.

You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete. And as long as there is breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.

Life's not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.

As we look into the future, it's as far as we can see. So let's make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.

She's a devil, she's an angel, she's a woman, she's a child. She's a heartache when she leaves you, but she'll leave you with a smile.

From here on after let's stay the way we are right now. And share all the love and laughter that a lifetime will allow.

You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall.

I'm a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That's just me and what I do, and I'm not going to change it.

In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.

I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free. Amarillo by morning, Amarillo is where I'll be.

I was a young troubadour when I rode in on a song. And, I'll be an old troubadour when I'm gone.

A smile is the most beautiful dance of a woman's heart.

It is impossible to convince the fool that there are pleasures superior to those we share with the rest of the animals.

Dedication to one's work in the world is the only possible sanctifica-tion. Religion in all its forms is dedication to Someone Else's work, not yours.

Money has never been important to me. I come from garbage. I'm a sewer rat who made it here. I have no interest in money and never have.

If you trust your nerve as well as your skill, you're capable of a lot more than you can imagine.

Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken.

I am an improviser, ... I improvise music. Whatever you want to call it all, it is all improvised music. I may capture it and go back and write it down for others, but it was originally improvised.

I love all of my shoes! It is a must to have them color coordinated, and to be able to see each and every one of them. I know exactly where each one lives and I can tell if one has even been moved!

Good! Hang in there! It's normal! [Low self-esteem] Often it's a sign of intelligence (but don't let that go to your head haha)

My illness is due to my doctor's insistence that I drink milk, a whitish fluid they force down helpless babies.