And then, when I started to school, I found out I couldn't talk.

I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away.

But if you put a script up in front of me to read, or a cue card, I couldn't do it without stuttering.

And my daddy could play a harmonica and also the guitar, so I guess I got a little bit from both of 'em, but I think mostly from my mother's side of the family.

You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them could play instruments. I suppose I picked it up from that.

I'm gonna do between 75 and 100 dates. A lot of it will be in Laughlin, Nevada; I'll be there for two weeks. And I'll work some casinos here and there, and the fair dates.

But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a lot of that wasn't full time.

And I had to take care of a little dog too named Suzy. It was the promoter's wife's - Judy Lynn's - it was her dog. And one of my duties going on the tour was to take care of it.

I'll do about 13 shows in Branson next year, and I'll be performing at the Grand Palace.

Corrupt governments are run by corrupt politicians that run corrupt law enforcement agencies.

.Fire can heal. Somebody needs to see the light, somebody needs to feel the heat. Burn..

A reader has to be concerned only with the end result; unless he chooses to analyze it, he does not have to know by what means that result was achieved-but it is my job to know.

In the end, the work of diplomats continues even while others fight. So, it's not necessarily true that everyone needs to march.

Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do.

I believe sharing stories and experiences is the best way to teach people to empathize!

I imagine that it saddens the heart of God when we murmur and complain, instead of being thankful after He's been so good to us.

I've been married for 17 years and you know how the actors say, "It's really technical. Those scenes are not sexy. They're just so technical. It's like work." And I'm like, "That's bullshit."

Harrier twisted himself sideways on his saddle to stare at him [Tiercel]. 'You had a vision,' he said flaty. Yes. No. I don't know. I...Yes. No.

If you want success, figure out the price, then pay it.