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"I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent."

"Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped."

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."

"You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own."

"No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction."

"Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them."

"It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to do something."

"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data."
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"On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason. On electric guitar I keep basic: C, G, D, and A. The key of D minor is also real good for me."

"When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs."

"I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments."

"Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively."

"I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind up going back to Gibsons."

"I like being on the road, living in hotels. While I've got a real nice house, I go crazy when I'm there."
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