When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, whoa, nothing is going right.

Quote by James Taylor

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I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like...

I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like...

Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.

Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.

I was in chemical jail.

I was in chemical jail.

You have to choose whether to love yourself or not.

You have to choose whether to love yourself or not.

Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand.

Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand.

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

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

There'll come a writing phase where you have to defend the time, unplug the phone...

There'll come a writing phase where you have to defend the time, unplug the phone...

October is crisp days and cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing...

October is crisp days and cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing...

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand.

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand.

Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come.

Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come.

You've just got to see me through another day.

You've just got to see me through another day.

Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now.

Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now.

Oh, yeah, yeah, you've got a friend.

Oh, yeah, yeah, you've got a friend.

Being on a boat that's moving through the water, it's so clear. Everything falls into...

Being on a boat that's moving through the water, it's so clear. Everything falls into...

It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a...

It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a...

If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you.

If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you.

If you feel like singing along, don't.

If you feel like singing along, don't.

I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be.

I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be.

I don't think anyone really says anything new.

I don't think anyone really says anything new.

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.