Nothing will see us through the age we're entering but high consciousness, and that comes hard. We don't have a good, modern myth yet, and we need one.

Blues fallin' down like hail And the day keeps on worryin' me There's a hell hound on my trail.

If you can’t be happy at the prospect of lunch, you are unlikely to be happy about anything

The blues is a low down achin' chill.

Believe in yourself and have confidence that you can compete against all odds. Have a vision of what you'd like to accomplish and be able to articulate that vision.

History seems to be so clumsy.

Don't ever knock a bottle out of my hand.