Occupation: Singer Birth: August 10, 1928 Death: June 13, 2010
I made more money yesterday than I ever thought I'd make in an entire lifetime. But it's like somebody's going to take it all away from me and I'll b….
I've seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can't make any money. I tell you something... no one's goin….
God is bigger than people think..
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination..
Do what you say you're going to do. And try to do it a little bit better than you said you would..
I used to help my granddaddy make sausage. He would mix it up in a cleaned-out washtub with his hands, no gloves. Man, if we did anything like that t….
I won't go hunting with you, Jake, but I'll go chasing women..
Be yourself. Because if people don't like you as you are, they're not going to like you as somebody you're trying to be..
Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life..
I've seen a jillion miracles. They're all around. Every green leaf is a miracle..
Somebody said he came from New Orleans, where he got in a fight over a Cajun queen. And a crushing blow from a huge right hand, sent a Louisiana fell….
A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very ….
Love is an ice cream sundae, with all the marvelous coverings. Sex is the cherry on top..
You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it..