Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a sick kid, or somebody needs an operation, somebody ain't got this, somebody ain't got that. Or to give the kids all a car when they graduate.

Here you come again, looking better than a body has a right to.

I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals.

My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.

I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that.

Unless you have spent your life doing something, you are not likely to be successful, so always partner with people who are smarter than you.

We're not all perfect. People always say to me: "Oh you seem happy all the time." But I'm not happy all the time. I'm a human being. I'm very sensitive. I hurt like anybody else. But I do try my best to have a good attitude and I set about tryin' to take care of myself knowing I'm not going to be exactly right, so I just try to see what I can do to improve every single day.