I'm living a life. I have nine children.

When you feel your life's too hard, just go have a talk with God. Well, he's the only free psychiatrist that's known throughout the world.

Music at its essence is what gives us memories.

Mama gives you money for Sunday school, you trade yours for candy after church is through.

When I wrote the words and I have the music, I felt, wow, you know, this has got to be right. I got to sing it right.

The most important thing is, when I do give the music, I'm satisfied with it, that it speaks for what I want to do.

Even though we sometimes would not get a thing, we were happy with the joy the day would bring.