You can never tell what's in a woman's mind, And if she's from Harlem, there's no use o' tryin

With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds.

Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.

Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.

My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.

If my serenade of song and story should serve as a pillow for some composer's head, as yet perhaps unborn, to dream and build on our fond melodies in his tomorrow, I have not labored in vain.

I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee.

Saving was slow and painful.

Nature was my kindergarten.

You'll never miss the water 'til the well runs dry.

I want to be around people who dream and support and do things.

Righteousness is easy in retrospect.

Hitting a shorter club to these greens means a great, great deal. Younger players are so much more capable length-wise.

I hear music and my feet just start moving.

Enjoying the dream is more important than interpreting it. Therefore, don't work so hard that it stops being pleasant and exciting.

My opinion is a view I hold until... well, until I find something that changes it.

The Beatles never get old.

All well bred men should have mastered the art of singing and dancing.

As a writer, it's disheartening to write books that you pour your soul into and not have them distributed widely enough to find their audience.

Mike Smith - living proof of the need for ejector seats in helicopters.