But you've got to be tough when consumed by desire, cause it's not enough just to stand outside the fire.

They call them fools, who are unable to resist the slightest chance love might exist.

If I have any talent at all it's from God, and my mom, who was on Capitol Records also.

That smell of freshly cut grass makes me think of Friday night football in high school. The smell of popcorn and cigar smoke reminds me of the stadium. The cutting of the grass reminds me of the August practice.

It ain't what you're driving or the clothes that you wear, material possessions won't matter up there. And someday in heaven, when the angels all sing, well these rags that I'm wearin' will be fit for a king.

The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself.

Because of the changes in the Padres team I played with last year, I felt like a veteran recently when I worked out with Jason Kendall and he told me he's liked listening to my records since he was a kid!