“My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down — but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let’s all have another round.”

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“A lot of people make money off of fear and negativity and any way they can feed it to you is to their benefit in a lot of ways. You can’t avoid it completely; you have to be open enough that shit doesn’t stick on you, it goes through, because you are gonna be hit and bombarded all the time with negativity … You just let things go on through without trying to stop them or block them.”

2

“Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn’t hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes back much more forceful than you send it out.”

3

“We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the common denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.”

4

“If you can be content right now, then you’ll always be content, because it’s always right now.”

5

“As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn’t in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.”

6

“If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you.”

7

“God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere.”

8

“I don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.”

9

“I got along without you before I met you and I’ll get along without you a long time after you’re gone.”

10

“You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it.”

11

“I believe in looseness.”

12

“Ninety-nine percent of the world’s lovers are not with their first choice. That’s what makes the jukebox play.”

13

“Memories remind us that every moment of our lives, even the most tragic, have contributed to our strength. We’ve gotten through. We’re still here.”

14

“Get in there. Sing the song. Get out. I’m not big on a hundred takes and a thousand overdubs. My kind of singing isn’t meant to be perfect. It’s meant to reflect the imperfections of a human being like me. After a couple of takes, that reflection is pretty accurate.”

15

“You know why divorces are so expensive? They’re worth it.”

16

“It’s good to change. If the change brings about confusion, who cares? Confusion makes you think. And that’s another good thing.”

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