You know, I've always said, I've never felt I was a particularly good singer, but I've always thought I had a great knack for picking hit songs.

I never had a doubt in my mind. I always knew that, with the right material, I could pop a hit.

You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.

There's a new hit rock group or singer every five minutes, but with country music, you have one hit and those people love you forever.

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille, with four hungry children and a crop in the field.

Music is what I am, everything else is what I do.

I do ballads that say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear, or I do songs about social issues.