Well I've never been to England But I kind of like the Beatles.

Joy to the world All the boys and girls now Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea Joy to you and me

Oklahoma is the cultural center of the universe.

If there is any truth to reincarnation, this must be my first trip through, 'cause I don't recognize anything.

I believe in JesusAn' what the Bible saidAn' I am fairly certainHe had himself a heavy head.He scared the lyin' peopleSo bad, they hung him deadAn' they never even listenedTo what he really said.

You know, I've seen a lot of people walkin' 'roundWith tombstones in their eyesBut the pusher don't careAh, if you live or if you die

Work your fingers to the bone and what do you get? Boney fingers.

I know it's wrong, but I'm weak.

Well, I never been to HeavenBut I been to OklahomaWell, they tell me I was born thereBut I really don't rememberIn Oklahoma, not ArizonaWhat does it matter, what does it matter?

You know I've smoked a lot of grassO' Lord, I've popped a lot of pillsBut I never touched nothin'That my spirit could kill.

Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no goodBut I'm just a natural born travelin' manDoin' what I think I should, oh yeahDoin' what I think I should.

Some say one thing and do another. Others say one thing and do it just for spite. I say nothing and do whatever the hell I want.

The rain is falling all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea.

Success comes in cans, not can'ts.

They cannot imagine what I'll sound like. But always when I'm done singing, people are very surprised.

[Opera] does not call so much for an imaginative ear as for an imaginative eye, an eye which can see beyond little absurdities toward great truths.

God is an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller and smaller as time moves on.

People sometimes get in the habit of being loyal to a mistake.

Surfing is real private. It's a solo, loner sport.

The funny thing about gold is how quickly it can tarnish.

I think it's a scary thing for a lot of people to think of the government not being involved in their lives, particularly single women.