Tom T. Hall Quotes

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• It's Faster horses, Younger women, Older whiskey and More money.
• 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 can…
• 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 the…
• Sinclair Lewis was asked one time to give a talk to class of students about writing. When he got there he asked the class, Do…
• I'm a very comfortable and happy-go-lucky old man. I never wanted to be great, because I'd just get worried.
• People think because you're private, you have something you don't want them to know.
• It used to be that youd have a song recorded by a major country artist and if it was a hit, you could buy a…
• My theory is if you have a religion, it's a good one. Because some people don't have any at all.
• Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.
• The first guy who came up with the concept of religion was sitting out under a tree. I'm sure of that.
• The best compliment I ever had is, one day I was in Nashville, some disc jockey said, Hey, that sounds like a Tom T. Hall…
• 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.
• The way you look for songs, you find yourself looking for little signals and clues about life and how things are.
• This generation should entertain this generation. It's only fair. When I was a kid, I mowed the lawn. Now, somebody else's kid can mow the…
• I was quite a reader before I became a writer.
• If they want to come out and watch me paint or dig potatoes or mend fences, I don't care. I don't do interviews not because…
• The enticing allure of Nashville is that there is always something new coming down the pike. Put this record on and you’ll hear footsteps.
• I don't know why songwriters struggle. They have to, I guess. If you're a young songwriter, quit struggling. It makes you look bad.
• I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill.
• Old dogs care about you, even when you make mistakes.

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