What's the good of reaching 90, if you waste 89?

The closest I ever came to getting married was just before I started singing. In fact, my first record saved my neck.

Man, that record came out and was real big in Memphis. They started playing it, and it got real big. Don't know why-the lyrics had no meaning.

I'll never feel comfortable taking a strong drink, and I'll never feel easy smoking a cigarette. I just don't think those things are right for me.

I've had a pretty good lesson in human nature. It's more important to try to surround yourself with people who can give you a little happiness, because you only pass through this life once, Jack. You don't come back for an encore.

So many kids and adults, too, have gotten just about one of the roughest breaks that can happen to a person. We can help these people.

I'm no hillbilly singer.