Ladies love outlaws, like babies love stray dogs. Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold, outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul.

Country music isn't a guitar, it isn't a banjo, it isn't a melody, it isn't a lyric. It's a feeling.

There's always one more way to do something-- your way.

I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about.

If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones.

I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.

He gave us all a mind to think with and to know what's right or wrong, he is that inner spirit that keeps us strong.