Third box car, midnight train, destination Bangor, Maine. Old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues.

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.

The human mind is a wonderful thing, it starts working from before you're born and doesn't stop till you sit down to write a song.

Wow. Imagine what God could have done if he'd had money.

But you can be happy, if you've a mind to!

I want my music to leave an indelible mark.

It's one thing to have talent. It's another to figure out how to use it.

I always took a great deal of pride in being original.

Age doesn't make a man.

. . . And some people sing and dance.

My uncle used to love me, but she died.

When we lift our hands in praise and worship, we break spiritual jars of perfume over Jesus. The fragrance of our praise fills the whole earth and touches the heart of God.

A sincere call to the Almighty can change what you may have thought was impossible to change. Never lose hope.

the old alone have finality. What is true of the young today may be false tomorrow. They are enveloped in emotion; and emotion as a state of being is fluent and evanescent.

The only thing that's difficult is reloading when things are happening. Can you get it done fast enough?

Successful investment is a battle for financial survival.

Experience, if we only learn by it, is cheap at any price.

I was born in the late '50s, was a child of the '60s, then the '70s, then the '80s, then the '90s, and I have mental fingers in all those pies.

The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them.

It wasn't right. He knew that, but it was like falling: once you started you couldn't stop until something stopped you.

If you look at the various strategies available for dealing with a new technology, sticking your head in the sand is not the most plausible strategy.