I feel this is a family here, so kinda regardless of whatever happens in your life, you always can come home to the Grand Ole Opry, thank God.

Work for the fun of it, and the money will arrive some day.

They say love will find a way. I know determination will.

This business is always changing. If you're going to be a leader, you've got to take chances.

Now is now, and I live everything one day at a time. The fact that I'm still on the planet and able to still make music is such a miracle.

I am a Christian. I know I am a Christian, knowing that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.

Music is not just my passion it's my companion.

You can walk out on me tonight, if you think that it ain't feeling right, but darling, there's no getting over me.

I learned when I started to study piano that I could play by ear. I could hear a song on the radio a couple of times and hear the song and the lyrics and sing it for you after a couple of plays.

The last time I saw Elvis was when I played my second New Years Eve show for him in 1970.

I had 12 years of classical music as a child, playing piano competitions as a teenager, playing in blues bands and rock 'n' roll bands, country and jazz bands. I played in about any situation.

That fighting of a battle without belief is, I think, the sorriest task which ever falls to the lot of any man.

Oh No! My wings are effed up!

Not all bits have equal value.

I'm not the American Nightmare. I am the American Dream!

Do I dream very much? Do I dream predominantly about fashion? No. I dream much more about cats.

Hell is the suffering of being unable to love.

May we dedicate our lives to serving the Lord and not worry about offending the devil.

To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done.

It's my first Olympics, I'm very young. It's incredible.

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.