God bless little children while they're still too young to hate.

After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect.

I have had hundreds of people work for me over the years, and I don't think I ever fired anybody.

When I first got to Nashville, somebody said that [Kris Kristofferson and I] were the only two people who could describe Dolly Parton without using their hands.

Old dogs care about you, even when you make mistakes.

When you retire, it's a place in life, a part of the journey. You just don't quit work; you develop an attitude where you can do what you please

She gave her heart to Jethro and her body to the whole wide world.