“I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a time, and keep it at that pace. If you can be happy right now, then you’ll always be happy, because it’s always in the now”

Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone.

I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart.

You could try to live monogamously. Good luck.

The biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis.

Freedom is control in your own life.

Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is.

When I see someone I think is cool, he’s a pretty well-adjusted individual. He’s not too affected one way or the other by what’s happening, no matter what’s going through his mind.

As long as there’s a few farmers out there, we’ll keep fighting for them.

A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.

On the road again, goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again, and I can’t wait to get on the road again.

There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart.

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

Indecision may or may not be our biggest problem.

Fortunately, we are not in control.

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

A good gardener looks at every plant every day.

The days weren’t long enough for the reading she wanted to do.

Having adventures and covering the activities of world leaders, appealed to me greatly. It was a very glamorous life in those days.

I turned down a knighthood. It would be like having to wear a suit every day of your life.

But then, when I did go, the contrast between Leeds, which was very black and sooty in those days, and Cambridge, which seemed like something out of a fairystory, in the grip of a hard frost, was just wonderful.

I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street?

My grandmother flew only once in her life, and that was the day she and her new husband ascended into the skies of Victorian London in the wicker basket of a hot-air balloon.

As victims of hurt, we frequently don’t bring up what ails us, because so many wounds look absurd in the light of day.