That's the government. Having been a politician and a musician, I can tell you which one is a higher calling. If musicians ran the country, it would be a much different place. We wouldn't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'd work late.

I rarely meddled in the cat's personal affairs and she rarely meddled in mine. Neither of us was foolish enough to attribute human emotions to our pets.

I never apologize for the truth. And the truth here is that racists come in many different colors.

I believe that voices like Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, Ralph Nader should be heard. They don't have to be president. Give 'em a chance.

I came from an upper-middle class home, which is always a hard cross for a country singer to bear.

William Bennett is my patron saint, one of them. Redd Foxx is another.

Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript, at which time we knew we had something pretty hot.