You only pass through this life once, you don't come back for an encore.

Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. Ain't nowhere else in the world where you can go from driving a truck to cadillac overnight

Since I was two years old, all I knew was gospel music. That music became such a part of my life it was as natural as dancing. A way to escape from the problems. And my way of release.

Hey buddy, don't you be no square, if you can't find a partner use a wooden chair.

When I started singing, I weighed 153 pounds. I weigh 184 now. I haven't gotten any taller, but I'm putting on a little more weight.

Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind. Memories, sweetened through the ages just like wine.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.