I don't think I've had a more miserable life than a lot of people. I think I've had a pretty lucky life.

I talk to people who are musicians, and they go, Oh this is hell. And I go, Are you kidding me? You never put tar paper on a roof, did ya?

When people ask me really stupid questions or get it really wrong, I feel embarrassed for them. I don't really feel angry at them.

My only expenses are probably guitar strings and records.

I don't spend as much time on my hair as people think. I get out of the shower, whack some grease on there and I'm done.

I never set out to write a certain kind of song, I just play my guitar and see if I catch something.

I believe the angels listen, God hears us pray. And I believe in a beautiful day.

I didn't grow up in the typical happy American home, but music was always a safe and wonderful place for me to go.

I keep things pretty simple.

I wear a lot of second hand clothes unless I have a concert and then I wear beaded and sequined second hand clothes. No stylist dresses me although I do have a woman that assists me with the buttons.

Singing is something that I'm always happy to do it and going in the studio I never felt any pressure. I just feel like I get to sing, you know. It's fun.

Time is running faster than watch.Life is running faster than Time.We are running faster than Life.In this race, relationships are being left behind

If you’re being tormented by guilt or feelings of failure in this area, confess your thoughts to God, pray about it, put it in God’s hands, and then stand up and proclaim the truth!

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and think critically. Intelligence plus character

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

When you get a checking account, you should have a savings account, and the number for the savings account should be one off of your checking account.

As music becomes less of a thing--a cylinder, a cassette, a disc--and more ephemeral, perhaps we will begin to assign an increasing value to live performances again.

Psychotherapy may begin with the primitive, but it must end with the divine, for both are integral factors in the human mind.

A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.

He who wisheth to enter Paradise at the best door must please his father and mother.

Legislative activity is always best based on care for the people.