Top 27 Quotes by 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.

I never fixed a story. I didn't make judgments, I let the listener make judgments. When I got to the end of the story, if it had a moral, I let the listener find it.

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.

If Barbara Walters was interviewing me, I'd figure her career was as dead as mine!

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.

People think because you're private, you have something you don't want them to know.

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.

I never hid out. I was never big enough a star.

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.

I'm a very comfortable and happy-go-lucky old man. I never wanted to be great, because I'd just get worried.