If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.

The road had the lonely times, but I kept myself busy.

Satan's gotta get along without me. Since I've broke the chain of sin I know for sure that he can't win.

The biggest fool to hit the big time and all I've got to do is act naturally.

I didn't say I wasn't gonna do rockabilly. I just said I ain't gonna sing no song that ain't a country song. I won't be known as anything but a country singer.

The last 16 years of my daddys life, he got to work for me, and that made him his own boss and he like that.

A guy said to me, 'You're so lucky. You have people like Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand and The Beatles doing your songs.' I figured out, though, the harder I work the luckier I get. The secret of anything is to surround yourself with good people if you want a good product.