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

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.

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 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.

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.

I’d have to say, you’ve got something behind those hazel eyes of yours that I haven’t seen in a long time

Positivism is a theory of knowledge according to which the only kind of sound knowledge available to human kind is that if science grounded in observation.

When riding, ask yourself what will my horse get out of it if I get what I want? Many times, human nature is to take and to not give anything back.

Life is progressive, no matter what our intentions.

Genetic engineering is a result of science advancement, so I don't think that in itself is bad.

The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances.

You will find it a very good practice always to verify your references, sir.

I make big shots everywhere. I get accustomed to it. I'm not afraid to be the goat. I don't worry about what you (reporters) say about me in the papers. In fact, I like it. It tickles me.

I have lots of desires - good body, nice skin, cute, beautiful, knows how to cook, concentrates on her work, a girl that's worth the respect.