Love is an ice cream sundae, with all the marvelous coverings. Sex is the cherry on top.

Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.

I won't go hunting with you, Jake, but I'll go chasing women.

A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves.

I used to help my granddaddy make sausage. He would mix it up in a cleaned-out washtub with his hands, no gloves. Man, if we did anything like that today, they would jack the jail up and throw us under it.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

I've seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can't make any money. I tell you something... no one's going to play a benefit for Jimmy Dean.