Old dogs care about you, even when you make mistakes.

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.

I long to embrace, to include in my own short life, all that is accessible to man.

Why is it that crisis pushes me to my own devices when those devices are frequently the very things that produced my crisis in the first place?

You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.

Even the smallest daily chore can be humanized with the harmony of culture.

I kid Fox News, but they may be a little biased. We had an earthquake here on Monday, and they reported that 'the earth's crust was emboldened by Obama's weakness.'

If the presence of God is in the church, the church will draw the world in. If the presence of God is not in the church, the world will draw the church out.

Every club he's been to has had great injury crises. Every club. And it's always hamstrings.

I'm a person who likes to give 100 percent to everything I do. I want to be the best at my job and as a mother.

No man is wise enough by himself.

I don't cause riots, but I do cause confusion. People freeze when they spot me.