Tom T. Hall quotes

Whiskey's to tough, Champagne costs too much, Vodka puts my mouth in gear. I hope this refrain, Will help me explain, As a matter of fact, I like beer. (Tom T. Hall)
I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories. View quote
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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 lawn. View quote
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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 do what you please. View quote
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I have my own religion. I'm sort of one-quarter Baptist, one-quarter Catholic, one-quarter Jewish. View quote
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I love winners when they cry, losers when they try. View quote
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If Barbara Walters was interviewing me, I'd figure her career was as dead as mine! View quote
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After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect. View quote
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It used to be that you'd have a song recorded by a major country artist and if it was a hit, you could buy a car. Now you can buy a dealership. View quote
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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 song. Up until then there hadn't been any such thing. View quote
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I never hid out. I was never big enough a star. (Tom T. Hall)
Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion. View quote
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People think because you're private, you have something you don't want them to know. View quote
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I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill. View quote
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I'm a very comfortable and happy-go-lucky old man. I never wanted to be great, because I'd just get worried. View quote
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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. View quote
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I took up a sort of a hobby of just hanging around the local library. I'd pick out an author and I would read all their books. View quote
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The first guy who came up with the concept of religion was sitting out under a tree. I'm sure of that. View quote
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The way you look for songs, you find yourself looking for little signals and clues about life and how things are. View quote
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I have had hundreds of people work for me over the years, and I don't think I ever fired anybody. View quote
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I was quite a reader before I became a writer. (Tom T. Hall)
I am a fan of history. View quote
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My best album is called In Search Of A Song. That was my best shot right there. My finest hour, as they say. I could listen to the whole thing all the way through. There's nothing really crammed into it. View quote
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Young kids are doing the same thing I did, but they're doing it differently. They don't do brain surgery the way they used to do it either. View quote
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My theory is if you have a religion, it's a good one. Because some people don't have any at all. View quote
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Tom T. Hall

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: May 25, 1936
Died: August 20, 2021
Quotes count: 32