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.

I love winners when they cry, losers when they try.

I have my own religion. I'm sort of one-quarter Baptist, one-quarter Catholic, one-quarter Jewish.

Nobody knows a hit before it's a hit.

I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups, bourbon in a glass, and grass.

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

Young kids are doing the same thing I did, but they're doing it differently. They don't do brain surgery the way they used to do it either.