I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.'

It's better to say too much, than never to say what you need to say again.

I've learned to appreciate everything that has been given to me.

Maybe someday you can accuse somebody of being a poseur by selling out and playing blues music, but that's just not going to happen in my lifetime.

You know I used to be the back porch poet with my book of lines, always hoping knowing all the time, I'm probably never gonna find the perfect rhyme. . .For heavier things

Half of my heart’s got a grip on the situation, half of my heart takes time.

I went to my library, right? And I started to research the Bill of Rights and I did not technically find anything that said all Americans shall eat shrimp with whoever they like. But, I found some things that are close enough to infer that I am within my legal rights to enjoy seafood with whomever I choose.