I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent.

Quote by James Taylor

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Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely.

Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely.

I was in chemical jail.

I was in chemical jail.

Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around.

Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around.

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.

I don't think anyone really says anything new.

I don't think anyone really says anything new.

I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly...

I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly...

I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I...

I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I...

Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place....

Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place....

You just call out my name, and you know where ever I am I'll come...

You just call out my name, and you know where ever I am I'll come...

Well, they'll take your soul if you let them, oh yeah, but don't you let...

Well, they'll take your soul if you let them, oh yeah, but don't you let...

Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there to brighten...

Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there to brighten...

I'm very unstable; there's no stability in a musician's life at all. You live on...

I'm very unstable; there's no stability in a musician's life at all. You live on...

Keep your head together and call my name out loud.

Keep your head together and call my name out loud.

I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar...

I don't read music. I don't write it. So I wander around on the guitar...

I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would...

I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would...

There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now.

There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now.

Knowing when to quit is probably a very important thing, but I just am not...

Knowing when to quit is probably a very important thing, but I just am not...

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.

Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want - the want of...

Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want - the want of...

Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.

Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.