The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea. — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
A monkey was the President, though maybe not the first. And there was peace and harmony throughout the universe. — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
I've been polite and I've always shown up. Somebody asked me if I had any advice for young people entering the business. I said:… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
It used to be that youd have a song recorded by a major country artist and if it was a hit, you could buy… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
“Ain't but three things in this world worth a solitary dime/ But old dogs, children, and watermelon wine” — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
Sinclair Lewis was asked one time to give a talk to class of students about writing. When he got there he asked the class,… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
I have my own religion. I'm sort of one-quarter Baptist, one-quarter Catholic, one-quarter Jewish. — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
I think the nature of songwriters is that they are philosophers, and philosophers have a bent towards poetry and songwriting, so I think that… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
When I first got to Nashville, somebody said that [Kris Kristofferson and I] were the only two people who could describe Dolly Parton without… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
I have had hundreds of people work for me over the years, and I don't think I ever fired anybody. — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
I knew a lot of chords, but they weren't the chords that came with the melody that came with the idea I had for… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
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… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
If Barbara Walters was interviewing me, I'd figure her career was as dead as mine! — Tom T. Hall Copy Share
