Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest.

The best is yet to come, and won't that be fine? You think you've seen the sun, but you ain't seen it shine.

And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain.

For years I've nursed a secret desire to spend the Fourth of July in a double hammock with a swingin' redheaded broad. But I could never find me a double hammock

Bad reviews I've gotten never diminished the number of people in my audience; good reviews have never added to the number of people in my audience; be your own critic.

Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.

May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.