She gave her heart to Jethro and her body to the whole wide world.

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.

...your life is your sermon...Are you a good translation?

The goal is to make something that sounds new and different.

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.

Rooting for the offense is the safe way to go. You win either way.

My friends are gone and my hair is grey. I ache in places I used to play. And I’m crazy for love but I’m not coming on. I’m just paying my rent every day in the tower of song.

Vices are those acts by which a man harms himself or his property. Crimes are those acts by which one man harms the person or property of another.

For some people, what really matters to them is sleep.

Conservative Republicans are back. We're in the fight for fiscal discipline and limited government, and we are on the side of the American people.

Give love, and keep blood between brothers

I grew up in New York.