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"Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins."
"It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad."
"The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down."
"The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions."
"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
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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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