I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember, years ago, seeing kind of a has-been country singer working - when I first moved to Nashville - in a bar in a Holiday Inn.

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People who think too much before they act don't act too much.

People who think too much before they act don't act too much.

Quitting doesn't enter my mind.

Quitting doesn't enter my mind.

Well, I'm still here. Didn't have to go to rehab, and I'm not broke.

Well, I'm still here. Didn't have to go to rehab, and I'm not broke.

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed...

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed...

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more...

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more...

Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only...

Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only...

I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then.

I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then.

There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't...

There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't...

My mother insisted that her children read.

My mother insisted that her children read.

Why dont we get drunk and screw?

Why dont we get drunk and screw?

If we weren't all crazy, we'd just go insane.

If we weren't all crazy, we'd just go insane.

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a...

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a...

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If...

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If...

I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.

I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.

Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That...

Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That...

I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing...

I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing...

You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if...

You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if...

Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about...

Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about...

If life gives you limes, make margaritas.

If life gives you limes, make margaritas.

Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a...

Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a...